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.
“OFFICIUM”
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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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Damme · since 1987
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Destelbergen · since 1996
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 1999
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General construction of residential buildings · Brecht · since 2021
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BOSCH EN DUIN · since 1995
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Zoutleeuw · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2018
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Opwijk · since 2006
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Buggenhout · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of L'OFFICINE R · Other non-specialised retail sale · Ukkel · since 2000
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Other business support services · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Zaventem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Multipharma · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Anderlecht · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Musée Scientastic Museum · Activiteiten van musea en collecties · Etterbeek · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of BLUE WOOD FASHION COMPANY · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Enghien · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 2024
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2020
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 2000