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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised design activities · Brakel · since 1984
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Ukkel · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Waregem · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of KONINKLIJK ONDERSTEUNINGSCENTRUM TER ENGELEN TEVONA · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Genk · since 1961
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Abbreviation of Overkoepelende Kringraad UC Leuven - Limburg · Leuven · since 2000
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Physiotherapy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · Lier · since 2009
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Computer programming · Evere · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of FERM KINDEROPVANG · Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · Leuven · since 1976
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Cultural education · since 1980
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Blankenberge · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Haaltert · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brakel · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Mechelen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2018
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since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 2013
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Abbreviation of SPOKEN - Kids' Computer, Language and Art Training Centre · Cultural education · Ukkel · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2017
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Plumbing work · Diepenbeek · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Retie · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wevelgem · since 2011