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.
“Markup”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Graphic design and visual communication · Gent · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Alken · since 2020
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Joinery installation · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2023
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Knowledge Hub · Office administrative and support services · Brugge · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Laakdal · since 2020
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 1989
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Market research and public opinion polling · Halen · since 2003
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since 2025
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Site preparation · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2021
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Hoogstraten · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 1988
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Fitness centres · Herentals · since 1992
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Brussel · since 1997
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Kasterlee · since 2000
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Weven van textiel · Wichelen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Festival Mark-é · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Menen · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Flémalle · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Mechels ARchitecten KoöperaTief · Activities of building architects · Mechelen · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Ranst · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij West-Vlaanderen · Provinciale overheid · Brugge · since 2006
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Hoogstraten · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Roeselare · since 1984
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Mechelen · since 1981
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Full-service restaurants · Torhout · since 1986
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of FLOWER FANTASIES · Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Zaventem · since 1994
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Diepenbeek · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Other information service activities · Vilvoorde · since 1997
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Advertising agencies · Gent · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of LES PLUMES · Cafés and bars · Rumst · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Market F6 CBRA · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Zaventem · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · since 2016
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortenaken · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Maldegem · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Wingene · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 2011
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Other software publishing · Lummen · since 2011
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2024
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2025