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.
“Multiculture”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 2014
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Overige plantenvermeerdering · since 1971
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Oudergem · since 1993
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Teelt van specerijgewassen en van aromatische en medicinale gewassen · since 2019
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Anderlecht · since 2005
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Brussel · since 2005
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Verviers · since 1984
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Beringen · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · Asse · since 2006
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Hannut · since 1986
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Mol · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Evergem · since 2018
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Raising of other animals · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Ville de Charleroi · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Charleroi · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921
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Yvoir · since 1984
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Waterloo · since 2025
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Gent · since 2018
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 1984
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Mixed farming · since 1993
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Mixed farming · since 1994
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Mixed farming · since 1999
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Nursing and midwifery · Ramillies · since 2021
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Gembloux · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Liège · since 2007
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Farciennes · since 1992
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Esneux · since 1987
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1987
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Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Aalter · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Brussel · since 2000
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Retie · since 2015
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Gent · since 2018
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Avelgem · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of MULTIPROTEXION · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Westerlo · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Rayons Culturels · Crisnée · since 2024
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1993
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Mouscron · since 2000