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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Lede · since 1990
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Wholesale of other food products · Gent · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2020
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Eghezée · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van parfums en toiletartikelen · Beerse · since 2013
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Brussel · since 1976
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Ukkel · since 1996
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Leuven · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Welkenraedt · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Nieuw Antwerps Philharmonisch Orkest · Antwerpen · since 1947
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Blégny · since 2007
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Tournai · since 1992
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Lasne · since 2011
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Research and development on biotechnology · Blégny · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Waasmunster · since 1983
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Brussel · since 1988
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Etterbeek · since 2013