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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudergem · since 2014
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1986
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Vocational training · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1990
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Vorst · since 1996
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Other retail sale of food · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of BULEU · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2012
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Abbreviation of NETINFRASTRUCTUUR BELEIDSINFORMATIE SYSTEMEN · Gent · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Oostende · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Deinze · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of RHC · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sambreville · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2026
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Merksplas · since 1996
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of NIEUWPOORTSE BOUWMAATSCHAPPIJ · Development of residential building projects · Nieuwpoort · since 1975
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Site preparation · since 2021
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Jurbise · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Waterloo · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of N.I.B. NATIONAAL INKASSOBUREAU · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Amsterdam · since 1998
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Antwerpen · since 2024