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.
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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Gingelom · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Kunst-en Kultuurkring Muizen · Mechelen · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Football Club Muizen · Contract catering and other food service activities · Mechelen · since 1981
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General medical practice · Mechelen · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Lille · since 2020
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Mechelen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of KUWAIT PETROLEUM (Belgium) · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Antwerpen · since 1933
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Name of an establishment of Circle K Belgium · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Oudergem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Veurne · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Natuurpunt Beheer, vereniging voor natuurbeheer en landschapszorg in Vlaanderen · Beheer en instandhouding van natuurreservaten · Mechelen · since 1960
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Tilburg · since 2016
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Harelbeke · since 2024