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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Avelgem · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Dilbeek · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van De Panne · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · De Panne · since 1968
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2002
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Other specialised construction activities · Jette · since 2013
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zwevegem · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Literary creation · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Rixensart · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Gerpinnes · since 2004
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Koksijde · since 2005
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Risk and damage evaluation · Oudenburg · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2025
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Day nurseries and crèches · Laakdal · since 2026
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Activities of notaries · Oudenaarde · since 2026
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waasmunster · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Enghien · since 1981
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Abbreviation of WATER SOLUTION · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Viroinval · since 1981
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van parfums en toiletartikelen · Houthulst · since 2025
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2026
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since 1984
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Joinery installation · Hulshout · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Nono Real Estate · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lier · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Research in Edutainment and Multimedia Intermediation · since 1999
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Ichtegem · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · De Panne · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · General construction of residential buildings · Lievegem · since 2010
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Antwerpen · since 1987