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.
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other business support services · Genk · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · Nassogne · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2022
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Fitness centres · since 2024
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Event catering · Middelkerke · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2026
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 2003
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Other technical testing and analysis · Genk · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beringen · since 2003
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Cultural education · since 2025
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Londerzeel · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of ISABEL & KJELL · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Kontich · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of KJELL & IAN · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Kontich · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Tienen · since 2020
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Lubbeek · since 1995