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.
“OP.DEV”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Mettet · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Opwijk · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Jette · since 2025
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2021
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Beringen · since 2016
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Joinery installation · Wevelgem · since 1995
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1989
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
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Other education · since 2020
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Deinze · since 2005
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Computer programming · since 1998
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BERLIN · since 2023
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2025
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Mixed farming · Lummen · since 2010