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.
“NEWPHARMA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Colruyt Group · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Halle · since 1950
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Liège · since 2011
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Activities of head offices · Liège · since 2017
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Other retail sale of food · Herzele · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · Kalmthout · since 2017
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Mons · since 2025
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · La Louvière · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Bornem · since 2008
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2024
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Nieuwpoort · since 1999
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Florennes · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of AWYFAR · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of NH PARTNERS · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Sambreville · since 2010
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2023
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Mons · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Amay · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Hooglede · since 1986
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Other business support services · Willebroek · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of PHARMACIES POPULAIRES DE VERVIERS ET ARRONDISSEMENT · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Thimister-Clermont · since 1913
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Activities of holding companies · Zottegem · since 2022
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · since 2018
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Koekelberg · since 2016
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Brussel · since 2020