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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brugge · since 1988
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Flémalle · since 1998
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Activities of building architects · Brakel · since 2001
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Specialist medical practice · since 2005
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HEDEL · since 2015
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Lede · since 2025
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Wholesale of other household goods · Brussel · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Brams Wooncultuur · Buying and selling of own real estate · Diepenbeek · since 2018
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Physiotherapy · Oosterzele · since 2025
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Lasne · since 2019
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Lasne · since 2017
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Lasne · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Lasne · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2021
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Other education · Rixensart · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalter · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Lasne · since 2022
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Lasne · since 2023
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Other financial services · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2026
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2026
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Etterbeek · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Leuven · since 1999
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Cultural education · Gesves · since 2014
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Brussel · since 2017
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brussel · since 2024