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.
“NORTHWARD”
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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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Elsene · since 2007
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zoersel · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Oostende · since 1991
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Genk · since 2024
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2025
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Lanaken · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Productie van elektriciteit uit hernieuwbare bronnen · Kortrijk · since 2007
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
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Nursing and midwifery · Diksmuide · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2003
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
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Abbreviation of NATIONAL OLDTIMERS RACING TEAM · Bertem · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · since 2023