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.
“NOROQ”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of NRK NOROK · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Roosdaal · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Geraardsbergen · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Day nurseries and crèches · Boom · since 2013
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Office administrative and support services · Tremelo · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Vosselaar · since 2025
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Activities of notaries · Oudenaarde · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Profondeville · since 2023
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Abbreviation of NOUVEAU REGARD · Ukkel · since 2007