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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Dilbeek · since 2004
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Abbreviation of OBSERVATOIRE SOCIAL EUROPEEN · Speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op het gebied van de maatschappij- en geesteswetenschappen · Brussel · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Organisations Sportives et Evénementielles · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Liège · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · since 1992
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Virton · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Omnisport Eeksken · Cafés and bars · Opwijk · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Oudergem · since 2011
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2004
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Open Your Shine and Exist · Nutrition and dietetics services · Gerpinnes · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2026
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Toneelvereniging OSEA · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Syndicat libre des Indépendants, Professions libérales et des P.M.E., Organisation syndicale des Entreorises réunies · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Péruwelz · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ONAFHANKELIJK STUDIE- EN EXPERTISEBUREAU · Public relations and communication consultancy · Herentals · since 1989
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lanaken · since 1994
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Beersel · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of CLOSED Antwerp · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of SIMS METAL · Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2011