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.
“NEW WORLD”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 1985
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Antwerpen · since 1997
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Beauvechain · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Nivelles · since 2019
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Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Ukkel · since 1983
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Kinshasa (Gombe) · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of SBT Offerande · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Other construction installation · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2008
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2026
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
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Mons · since 2013
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1977
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · La Louvière · since 2021
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Ichtegem · since 1983
Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2011
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Other business support services · Anderlecht · since 2006
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Verviers · since 1984