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
33 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of THE BUFFALO SHOE · Retail sale of footwear · Aalst · since 1985
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Nivelles · since 1990
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Event catering · Aalst · since 1993
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Mortsel · since 1993
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1997
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Other sports activities · since 2015
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · Brugge · since 2016
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Other personal services · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Dentergem · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Movement · Sports and recreation education · Oostende · since 2018
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Other business support services · Destelbergen · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van computers en randapparatuur · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activiteiten van algemene ziekenhuizen, muv geriatrische en gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Liège · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Molenbeek op de fiets · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Bütgenbach · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Eupen · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Niklaas · since 2010
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Wetteren · since 2011
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Couvin · since 2012
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Schilde · since 2012
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Event catering · since 2025
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Other sports activities · Sprimont · since 2025
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Oudergem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Event Trailer Services · Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Physiotherapy · Ravels · since 2017
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Other sports activities · Mechelen · since 2018
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Deerlijk · since 2018
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Other information service activities · Brugge · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Silly · since 2024
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Elsene · since 1999
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Operation of sports facilities · Gent · since 1989
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Hasselt · since 2002
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Sports and recreation education · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Other sports activities · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2018
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Abbreviation of MOVES vzw · Cultural education · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
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Physiotherapy · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Plombières · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Kortenberg · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Temse · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Move Zaventem · Zaventem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Removal services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Aartselaar · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sombreffe · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Abbreviation of MOBILITEITSVERHOGING VOOR ELEKTRONISCHE ROLSTOELGEBRUIKERS · Lommel · since 2001
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Mechelen · since 2005