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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of MUSIC ON TOP · Malle · since 1988
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Graphic design and visual communication · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Halle · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of DSD events · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lochristi · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of KAFFEÏNE · Cafés and bars · Oudergem · since 2021
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ardooie · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Modelbouwteam Hulshout · Hulshout · since 2009
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Other specialised design activities · Waterloo · since 2024
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Other software publishing · Gembloux · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Oostende · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · since 2026
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Abbreviation of European March of the Living Network · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Schaarbeek · since 1993