Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“Louba”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Vosselaar · since 2025
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · since 2008
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Other business support services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Gembloux · since 2011
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Advertising agencies · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Other education · since 2025
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Gentrepreneur Company · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2015
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Zedelgem · since 2016
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2019
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Veterinary services · Diepenbeek · since 2022
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Brugge · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 2016
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Halle · since 2018
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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Day nurseries and crèches · Boechout · since 2019
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2022
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Computer programming · Zandhoven · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kapellen · since 2012
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Kasterlee · since 2024
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2025
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Genk · since 2025
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Merchtem · since 2026
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Elsene · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of JIH · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Rotselaar · since 2003
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Removal services · Wommelgem · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2009
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Employment placement agencies · since 2026