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.
“NOIRAM”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2018
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Wommelgem · since 2003
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Leuven · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Comité Organisateur de l'Institut Reine Astrid de Mons · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Mons · since 1955
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostende · since 2018
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of NOIR BOETIEK · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Wetteren · since 1986
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Aarschot · since 1993
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of BLK co-lab · Tattoo and piercing services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2018
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Painting of buildings · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lier · since 2015
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Elsene · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Erpe-Mere · since 2025
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2015
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Grimbergen · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Namur · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Arts et Métiers Saint-Luc · Mons · since 1928