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.
“ORTEM”
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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Oostende · since 2008
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Retie · since 1976
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Gent · since 1976
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Charleroi · since 1997
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Zoetermeer · since 2007
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1997
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Lasne · since 2020
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aalst · since 2021
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Waasmunster · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Dessel · since 1978
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2016
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Royal Syndicat d'Initiative d'Erezee · Tourist information services · Erezée · since 1953
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Dental practice · Cerfontaine · since 2013
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2016
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · Hoeilaart · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ATHLETICS TEAM · Sports and recreation education · Halle · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Dental practice · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Kortemark · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of IDE Olivier - IDE Marc · Inland freight water transport · Ranst · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Waregem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of OHEY RACING TEAM · Ohey · since 2013