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.
“New Castle”
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.
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Cafés and bars · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Gent · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Spa · since 2014
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Wavre · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Waregem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of JOLY · Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 1997
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Cafés and bars · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of KCR Group · Cafés and bars · Quiévrain · since 2024
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Vevey · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1982