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.
“Nickelodeon”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Halle · since 1980
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Liège · since 1991
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2021
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Vorst · since 1990
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Advertising agencies · since 1991
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Tremelo · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2016
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Zaventem · since 2024
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Other software publishing · Elsene · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1991
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Cafés and bars · Namur · since 2004
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Aalst · since 1995
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Sports and recreation education · Geel · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2009
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Schilde · since 2024