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.
“Mathys, Nancy”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 2015
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since 1976
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since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · since 2011
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Other printing · since 2017
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Translation services · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 1988
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Inland freight water transport · since 2009
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Physiotherapy · since 2014
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Employment placement agencies · since 2021
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since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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since 2007
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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since 1995
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2005