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.
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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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wichelen · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other membership organisations · Elsene · since 2025
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Torhout · since 2026
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Gent · since 1990
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General cleaning of buildings · Liège · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Les Jardins du 8ème jour - Nokto · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Brussel · since 2019
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Trade name of LABRO · Herstal · since 2002
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Geel · since 2008
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Activities of notaries · Herstal · since 2018
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Other business support services · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of KUNSTSCHAATSCLUB NIEUW OLYMPIA TURNHOUT · Turnhout · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Nijlen OnbegrensT · Other amusement and recreation activities · Nijlen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Nieuw Ophasselts Toneel · Geraardsbergen · since 2014
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Physiotherapy · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2015
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Painting of buildings · since 1992
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Cafés and bars · Ingelmunster · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Pillows Grand Hotel Reylof · Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Abbreviation of On-Snow Talent and Training Organisation · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Event catering · since 2026
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Computer programming · Hasselt · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Kortrijk · since 1991
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Bertem · since 1997