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.
“ORNUS”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking · Roeselare · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Schilde · since 2022
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Olen · since 2005
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Computer programming · Wichelen · since 1999
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Sambreville · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ecaussinnes · since 2007
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · De Haan · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Aalter · since 2025
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Saint-Ghislain · since 2022
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Deinze · since 2025