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.
“OTELLO”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Wuustwezel · since 1995
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Mol · since 1990
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SAINT-OUEN L'AUMONE · since 2016
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lasne · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of BOSTEELS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oostende · since 2002
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of DESDEMONA · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Geel · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Holsbeek · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2024
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Bredene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ASBL Ecole Libre de Lorraine · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Arlon · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brecht · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Lier · since 2025