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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of ONROEREND GOED, RECLAME, INGENIEURSWERK · Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de aardolie- en aardgaswinning · Lier · since 1991
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Abbreviation of ORGANISATION DES BUREAUX D'INGENIEURS CONSEILS D'INGENIERIE ET DE CONSULTANCE - ORGANISATIE VAN RAADGEVENDE INGENIEURS ENGINEERING EN CONSULTANCYBUREAUS · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Onafhankelijk Roma Initiatief · Gent · since 2014
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Insurance agents and brokers · Liège · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Mechelen · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 53 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other postal and courier activities · Asse · since 2025
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Other business support services · Lennik · since 2001
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Liège · since 2020
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since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Turnhout · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2012
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Dental practice · Tienen · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Orion - Academie voor Sterrenkunde en Ruimte - Aëronomie - Orion - Académie pour l'Astronomie et l'Aéronomie spaciale - in het Engels... · Roeselare · since 1979
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Hooglede · since 1989
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Ieper · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of DERYCKE · Retail sale of lighting equipment · Elsene · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aartselaar · since 1992
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Computer programming · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1999
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Nijlen · since 2000
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Lasne · since 2002
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Psychology services · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Binche · since 2013
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Physiotherapy · since 2008
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Name of an establishment · Specialist medical practice · La Louvière · since 2014
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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since 1996
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Abbreviation of Dierenkliniek ORION · Veterinary services · Herentals · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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Mechelen · since 2016
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Wevelgem · since 2020
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since 1970
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Anzegem · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Kampenhout · since 2022
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Gent · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of DVV VERZEKERINGEN PVH · Insurance agents and brokers · Kapellen · since 2011
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Groothandel in granen en zaden · Oudenaarde · since 2012
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Merksplas · since 2004
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ecaussinnes · since 2007
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Real estate agency activities · Brugge · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Liège · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Orion Events · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Wortegem-Petegem · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ukkel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2025
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Turnhout · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Interregionaal orgaan voor de gezinsbijslag · Etterbeek · since 2019
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since 2019