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.
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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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Advertising agencies · Ranst · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2026
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Logistics services · Kontich · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Beerse · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Vosselaar · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Assenede · since 2025
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Asse · since 1994
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Advertising agencies · Nijlen · since 2016
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Insulation installation · Brugge · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Braine-le-Château · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Leuven · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2011
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · since 1998
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2010