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.
“NELL.COM”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · Wevelgem · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Schoten · since 2022
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · Knokke-Heist · since 2013
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Other personal services · Lichtervelde · since 2017
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Graphic design and visual communication · Verviers · since 2021
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Jette · since 2007
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Leuven · since 1983
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Oud-Turnhout · since 2006
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1990
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2010
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Dessel · since 2023
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Brussel · since 1990
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortemark · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Evergem · since 2008
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · Beersel · since 2026