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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brugge · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of DAVI BLITZ · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Mouscron · since 1987
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herent · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of ARANEOS · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · La Bruyère · since 2001
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Computer programming · Waasmunster · since 2023
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Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend niet-leven · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2019
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Luxembourg · since 2014
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Den Haag · since 1993
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Vermogensbeheer · Jabbeke · since 2016
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Silly · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of NextGen Finance · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Herentals · since 2011
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
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Abbreviation of NextGen Belgium · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Leuven · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Vorst · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2000