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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1988
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Nieuwegein · since 2014
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Demolition · Grez-Doiceau · since 2006
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Elsene · since 2016
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General medical practice · Verviers · since 2024
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of DREAM MA · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Diepenbeek · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Herzele · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2013
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tienen · since 2008
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Real estate agency activities · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Pittem · since 1983
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Blégny · since 2023