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.
“Modern Maps”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Muzikale Omroep Dienst Extensio Regionaal Nieuws · Asse · since 1980
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Halle · since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of BeTil · Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2009
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since 1971
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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Activiteiten van persfotografen · Elsene · since 2016
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Brussel · since 2024
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Damme · since 1966
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Sittard · since 1977
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 1969
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Dilbeek · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of SALANU · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2024
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Pre-press and pre-media services
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zaventem · since 1974
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Harelbeke · since 1985
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Geraardsbergen · since 1985
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Other retail sale of new goods · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · since 1980
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2024
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Screed work · Meise · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of WASSERIJ - WERKKLEDIJ MODERNA · Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Geraardsbergen · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Modelling Design · Linkebeek · since 1971