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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2017
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · since 1988
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Nelca · Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 1998
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Remicourt · since 1999
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Turnhout · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2005
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Verhuur en lease van medisch en paramedisch materieel · Gent · since 2024
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Interior design · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2017
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Psychology services · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · La Hulpe · since 2025
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Holsbeek · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2022