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.
“Modest, David”
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 building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Marcel · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2017
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Wommelgem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Other education · Gent · since 2026
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Dilbeek · since 2020
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since 2019
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since 1998
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since 2011
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since 2001
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2022
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Ermelo · since 1985
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2014
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · La Louvière · since 2017
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Ronse · since 2017
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Event catering · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2017
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since 2013
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Goederenvervoer door de lucht · since 2026
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since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2012
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2002
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Abbreviation of LE MONDE DES SPECIALISTES · Activities of professional membership organisations · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2013