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.
“MARGATES”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2001
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Mortsel · since 1972
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Rotterdam · since 1938
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Kapellen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of AMARES · Activities of building architects · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Merchtem · since 2024
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · since 2025
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2006
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Brugge · since 2008
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gembloux · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Damme · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Ranst · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 2011
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Grimbergen · since 2006
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Activities of interior architects · since 2019
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Oudergem · since 2002