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.
“ORDEMA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Knokke-Heist · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Berlaar · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Villers-la-Ville · since 2005
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2019
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 1968
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of De Orde der Koninklijke Bommels · Ronse · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Mouscron · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Beersel · since 2022
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Dental practice · Gavere · since 1991
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Dental practice · Oupeye · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · since 2012
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1952
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Waregem · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of SOGEDEC · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Namur · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of DEMA - DEMUYNCK ANN · Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2019
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1996
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Machining of metals · Maldegem · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Zedelgem · since 2023
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 1985
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Joinery installation · since 2004
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 2025
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Knokke-Heist · since 1988