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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2016
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Wemmel · since 1998
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Frameries · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Opwijk · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Brussel · since 1988
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Liège · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Heverlee · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2005
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Other building finishing work · Lievegem · since 1978
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Abbreviation of ORGANISATION DE PROMOTION TOURISTIQUE ET IMMOBILIERE · Mixed farming · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1980
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Zonnelied · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Roosdaal · since 1980
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Other education · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Geel · since 2015
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Ternat · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of Tokai Optecs · Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Tienen · since 1990
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General electrical installation work · Zonhoven · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Other educational support services · since 2023
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Bouw van rioleringen · Aarschot · since 2024
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brugge · since 1999
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Other business support services · Roeselare · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of L'Ordinateur pour Tous · Elsene · since 2009