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.
“NEWSPIX”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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News agency activities · Andenne · since 2010
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Other printing · Evere · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bastogne · since 1990
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Advertising agencies · Soignies · since 1990
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Abbreviation of NORTH EAST WEST SOUTH · Wholesale of other household goods · Gent · since 1994
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
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Abbreviation of NET [EVENT] WORKING STADIUM · Brussel · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of new east west spirit · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kraainem · since 2003
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1968
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Other specialised construction activities · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2013
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
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Abbreviation of NOVELTIES EXPERIENCE WILLINGNESS STRATEGIES · Genappe · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · since 2000