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.
“MARGINAL”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Anderlecht · since 1989
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Leuven · since 1975
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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General medical practice · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Turnhout · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lokeren · since 1992
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Mixed farming · Geraardsbergen · since 1997
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Ninove · since 2021
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Insulation installation · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · since 2017
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Computer programming · Namur · since 2012
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Antwerpen · since 1962
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Other business support services · Tienen · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Geraardsbergen · since 1980
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Other building finishing work · Ganshoren · since 1991
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Saint-Ghislain · since 1993
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Oudergem · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · since 2014