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.
“MOKEN”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Blankenberge · since 2022
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Boom · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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Cultural education · since 1980
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Activities of holding companies · Riemst · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Haaltert · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brakel · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · Grimbergen · since 2009
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2006
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Real estate agency activities · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Mechelen · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Namur · since 2015
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Joinery installation · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Mensen Ondersteunen en Kansen bieden · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lochristi · since 2017
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Blankenberge · since 2018
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since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Seraing · since 1992
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Dilbeek · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Milieu Overleg Kempen · Turnhout · since 1988