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.
“NORKA”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
-
Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2007
-
Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Liedekerke · since 1994
-
Literary creation · since 2010
-
Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · Olen · since 1968
-
Paris · since 1985
-
Repair and maintenance of machinery · Westerlo · since 2013
-
Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Brugge · since 1983
-
Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2016
-
Full-service restaurants · Ninove · since 2007
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
-
Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2021
-
Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · GROOTEBROEK · since 1997
-
Brussel · since 1990
-
Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2021
-
Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2012
-
Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2025
-
Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Rixensart · since 2018
-
Andere drinkgelegenheden · Lokeren · since 1986
-
Abbreviation of OELEGEMSE RECREATIEVE KOMPETITIEVE AKTIVITEITEN · Contract catering and other food service activities · Ranst · since 1990
-
Other tax advisory services · Wichelen · since 1992
-
Psychology services · since 2018
-
Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2015
-
Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Kortrijk · since 2017
-
Abbreviation of ORKA Ouders van Reumakinderen en -adolescenten · Gent · since 2018
-
Abbreviation of Opleidingsaanbod met een Recreatieve en Kindvriendelijke Aanpak - Sport VZW · Sports and recreation education · Mechelen · since 2022
-
Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Maaseik · since 2023
-
Landscape service activities · since 1989
-
Abbreviation of NOUVEAU REGARD · Ukkel · since 2007