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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1992
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Abbreviation of CABINET MEDICAL Dr CIELNIASZEK · Specialist medical practice · Blégny · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Tielt · since 1976
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Maastricht · since 1980
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Insurance agents and brokers · Denderleeuw · since 1992
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Raising of horses and other equines · Lokeren · since 2015
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Grimbergen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2010
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tournai · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Evergem · since 2026
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Aalst · since 2026
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Mechelen · since 1970
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Networking Arab Civic Education · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Nationaal Agrarisch Centrum · Vocational training · Roeselare · since 1978
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Abbreviation of NEW APPROACH AND COACHING · Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Braine-le-Comte · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Maldegem · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Lier · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Nieuwpoortse Atletiekclub · Retail sale of other sporting goods · Nieuwpoort · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Abbreviation of NAVERENIGINGSCENTRUM HUISARTSEN BRABANT · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2003
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Brussel · since 1986
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Abbreviation of "ASSOCIATION DES COMMERCANTS ET ENTREPRENEURS LATINOS" · Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2015