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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“NOSCE ORBIS”

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.

  • NOSCE ORBIS same name
    Office administrative and support services · Waregem · since 2023
  • ORBIS very similar
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Ieper · since 1996
  • ORBIS very similar
    Gent · since 2000
  • Orbis very similar
    Abbreviation of Orbis Risk Partners · Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 2003
  • Orbis (sole trader) very similar
    Other business support services · since 2019
  • Orbis very similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
  • O.R.B.I.S very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Oudergem · since 2026
  • Orbis very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2026
  • ORBIS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of ORBIS LIEGE · Activiteiten van pret- en themaparken · Liège · since 2021
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • General construction of residential buildings · since 2018
  • NOSCEON similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lint · since 2010

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