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.
“NIXIE”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Pelt · since 2012
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ramillies · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2012
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Roeselare · since 2021
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2025
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Hasselt · since 2025
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Kraainem · since 2006
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear
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Construction of roads and motorways · Brussel · since 2019
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2011