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.
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Graphic design and visual communication · Oudenaarde · since 2022
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Lievegem · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025
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Inland freight water transport · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Nomadia Home · Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2025
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2026
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Grimbergen · since 2001
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2013
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of JUNA 2 · Full-service restaurants · Beernem · since 2015
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Grimbergen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of RAPHA · Event catering · Wijnegem · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Mesen · since 2018
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Soumagne · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Halle · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2012
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2017
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2024
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Painting of buildings · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ONE 42 · Full-service restaurants · Overijse · since 2025
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Development of non-residential building projects · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 1985
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Vorst · since 1995