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
30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Hooglede · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Hooglede · since 1968
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Gent · since 1978
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Boom · since 1978
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De Haan · since 1979
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brugge · since 1987
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Oudenaarde · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2024
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Risk and damage evaluation · Kortrijk · since 1990
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Steenokkerzeel · since 1979
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Ontmoetingscentrum Malpertuus · Hasselt · since 1977
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1986
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Heesch · since 1998
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1993
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Pajottegem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Wijkgezondheidscentrum Malpertuus · General medical practice · Gent · since 2015
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Riemst · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Destelbergen · since 2019
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Veterinary services · Destelbergen · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Vlaamse Kampeertoeristen · Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Destelbergen · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of Vlaamse Kampeerterreinen · Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Destelbergen · since 1997
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Oud-Heverlee · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of MFC Combo · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Leuven · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Eeklo · since 1993
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Kasterlee · since 1981
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Veterinary services · Destelbergen · since 2020
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Mol · since 1990
Names that resemble it 1 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2022