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.
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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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 1998
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Vernon, CA · since 2018
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Oostende · since 2020
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2008
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Abbreviation of MOTHERMOOSE · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of VDL INVESTMENT · Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2017
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · Zele · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Ardooie · since 1979
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Chaudfontaine · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Genk · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Way of Thinking · Computer programming · Gent · since 2007
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Performing arts by independent artists · Lievegem · since 2025
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2024
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Brugge · since 2018
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Deinze · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Modelbouwteam Hulshout · Hulshout · since 2009
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2010
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Other specialised design activities · Waterloo · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2019
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Zoersel · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 2022
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2010
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Elsene · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of VM Invest · Office administrative and support services · Tournai · since 2014