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.
“ORTHUS”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2004
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Activities of lawyers · Menen · since 2020
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Computer programming · Wichelen · since 1999
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Joinery installation · Aalter · since 2025
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Retail sale of antiques · Elsene · since 1997
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Retail sale of antiques · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Dental practice · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2000
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Dental practice · Gent · since 2015
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Dental practice · Lommel · since 2007
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Roofing work · since 1994
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Harelbeke · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van bestralingsapparatuur en van elektromedische en elektrotherapeutische apparatuur · since 1982
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2026
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Dental practice · Mechelen · since 2012
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Kortrijk · since 1981
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Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot justitie · Namur · since 2001
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Abbreviation of ORTHO ONE · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Mons · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ORTHOPEDIE ANTWERPEN · Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Dental practice · Herstal · since 2009
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Ukkel · since 2024
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Dental practice · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2024