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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Huldenberg · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Namur - Europe - Wallonie · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Namur · since 1988
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Liège · since 1989
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Abbreviation of NIEUWE EIGEN WONING · Development of non-residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Herve · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brussel · since 2017
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Boom · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Rombach-Martelange · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2021
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of GLIMMER FASHION · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Sint-Laureins · since 1998
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Sports and recreation education · since 1992
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2006