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.
“NOBRA”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of NOBRESART REALISATIONS & AMENAGEMENTS · Arlon · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2015
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mechelen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Observation belge des Reptiles et des Amphibiens - Belgisch Centrum voor Observatie van Reptielen en Amfibieën · Elsene · since 1975
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of OLD TRAFFORD · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Vorst · since 2016
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Berlare · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Berlaar · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 2024
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Abbreviation of IGS Cultuurregio Oost-Brabant · Aarschot · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Joinery installation · Evergem · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Lanaken · since 2026
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Jette · since 2011
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Abbreviation of NOB - Igbo Intercultural Centre · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Lede · since 2001
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Floor and wall tiling · Kapellen · since 2012
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Activities of building architects · Zedelgem · since 2019