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.
“MY Score”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sound recording · Le Roeulx · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2017
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Computer programming · Nivelles · since 2024
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1980
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Kapellen · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1990
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Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1991
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Advertising agencies · Bertrix · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Turnhout · since 1999
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Schilde · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Concept and Research · Market research and public opinion polling · Elsene · since 1981
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Aalst · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Grimbergen · since 2019
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Antwerpen · since 2020
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Leuven · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Asse · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CORE-Centre for Organisational Renewal · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2008
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Abbreviation of COOPERATIEF ONDERNEMEN IN RATIONEEL ENERGIEGEBRUIK · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zottegem · since 2003
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019