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.
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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Antwerpen · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Retie · since 1994
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Other business support services · Chiny · since 2013
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of Dilemmax · Full-service restaurants · Peer · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Sint-Truiden · since 2026
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Onhaye · since 1988
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Deinze · since 2024
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Veterinary services · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1939
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · since 2020
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Bocholt · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Assesse · since 2002
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Abbreviation of New Mobility club sportif pour personnes à mobilité réduite · Mouscron · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of SOCIETE OCEANE DE DISTRIBUTION · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1975