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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Mol · since 2024
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2015
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Organisation pour la Valorisation Economique des Surplus de Beurre · Brussel · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Oost - Vlaamse Verzekeraarsklub · Gent · since 1978
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Full-service restaurants · Schilde · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Esneux · since 2013
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Abbreviation of overlegplatform voor energiedeskundigen · Other business support services · Gent · since 2010
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Computer programming · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2011
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Raising of horses and other equines · Ternat · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Waremme · since 2026
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Coopération des Entreprises dans le Secteur Bétail-Viandes-Produits de Viandes-Volailles et Oeufs · Brussel · since 1972
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Sports and recreation education · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Other sports activities · Mechelen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of MOVES vzw · Cultural education · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
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Other information service activities · Brugge · since 2022
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Plumbing work · Herk-de-Stad · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · Villers-la-Ville · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Atletiekklub Overijse · Overijse · since 1984