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.
“OLIO”
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
4 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) · Fleurus · since 1970
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gembloux · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of ITALIA NOSTRA · Full-service restaurants · Bernissart · since 2019
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Web portal activities · Gembloux · since 2017
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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Joinery installation · since 2014
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Computer programming · Liège · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Roissy · since 1993
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Ukkel · since 1997
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Huldenberg · since 2016
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · Hove · since 2016
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Other business support services · Sint-Truiden · since 2018
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2019
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Dilbeek · since 2019
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Esneux · since 2020
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Other legal services · Lier · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Tervuren · since 2003
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2008
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2024
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Interior design · Elsene · since 2025
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Estaimpuis · since 2025
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Nivelles · since 2025
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Other personal services · Gent · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Oostende · since 2007