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.
“OCEANDRIVE”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Site preparation · Donceel · since 2018
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Inland freight water transport · since 2025
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Vorst · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2010
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Gent · since 2002
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2001
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Essen · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Gistel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of SWIRI'S · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostkamp · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Peninsula · Other legal services · Maasmechelen · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2007
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Amsterdam · since 2002
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Vilvoorde · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Overijse · since 2021