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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Nandrin · since 2002
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Groothandel in tapijten · since 1994
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2017
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Chastre · since 2018
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since 2024
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Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · since 2013
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Mixed farming · since 2006
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Computer programming · since 2017
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Other sports activities · since 2024
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Holsbeek · since 1998
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since 2013
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2021
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2013
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Gent · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2014
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oostende · since 2022
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Wellen · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Mengie Pasta - Caffé · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2016
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since 2019
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Tienen · since 2019
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Nieuwpoort · since 1968