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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sports and recreation education · Nijlen · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Bouw van rioleringen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Merksplas · since 1999
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Other financial services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2025
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Media representation · since 2022
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Aartselaar · since 1981
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1975
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Brasschaat · since 1974
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Name of an establishment of M & V · Buying and selling of own real estate · Poperinge · since 1992
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Abbreviation of MARITIEM ERFGOED NIEUWPOORT · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nieuwpoort · since 2016
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Abbreviation of MUTA ENTERPRISE NETWORK · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Marfan Europe Network · Namur · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Kasterlee · since 2018
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Tournai · since 1992