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.
“Nine One”
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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Production of cinema films · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · Lievegem · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2019
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Lummen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of SOUNDS OF THE FUTURE · Rotterdam · since 1984
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of SHOKUNIN CONSULTING · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Manage · since 2010
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Retail sale of women's outerwear
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Brecht · since 1994
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Activities of interior architects · Kalmthout · since 2000
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Event catering · Kontich · since 2016
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Wemmel · since 2025
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Kortrijk · since 1985
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Wellen · since 1992
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Abbreviation of NATIONAL ENERGY OMBUDSMEN NETWORK · Brussel · since 2016