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.
“OMAHA”
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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2014
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Plumbing work · Eupen · since 2010
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since 2002
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Hemiksem · since 2022
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Zulte · since 1978
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Brussel · since 2014
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Event catering · Laarne · since 2020
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Other education · Elsene · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Muziekactiviteiten Hamont · Hamont-Achel · since 2010
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Development of residential building projects · Verviers · since 2023