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.
“ONDERWATER”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oupeye · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Operation of fairground attractions · since 2020
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2008
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since 1971
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of E9 Group · Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Deinze · since 2016
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Zottegem · since 2020
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Kortrijk · since 1994
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2013
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Literary creation · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · since 2008
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Mechelen · since 2025
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Gent · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sprimont · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Dilbeek · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Dilbeek · since 1968
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of KINESITHERAPIE DECKERS INGE · Physiotherapy · Kinrooi · since 2023
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Mortsel · since 1971
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Other postal and courier activities · Oudenaarde · since 2016