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.
“OIRAM”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Leuven · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Comité Organisateur de l'Institut Reine Astrid de Mons · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Mons · since 1955
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 1937
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Freight transport by road · Mettet · since 1978
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Activities of interior architects · Elsene · since 1998
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2018
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Middelkerke · since 2005
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Other retail sale of food · Ukkel · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostende · since 2018
Names that resemble it 1 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Arts et Métiers Saint-Luc · Mons · since 1928