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.
“North Lab”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2025
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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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Full-service restaurants · since 2023
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Lokeren · since 1997
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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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General electrical installation work · Hove · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · Chastre · since 2019
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Oostende · since 2008
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Other education · since 2026
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Abbreviation of NATIONAL OLDTIMERS RACING TEAM · Bertem · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of YEN GROUP · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Halen · since 2021
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Halen · since 2026