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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Kortrijk · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of DOS GRINGOS · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Kalmthout · since 2014
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Other retail sale of food · since 2023
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Organisation Internationale Nouvelle Acropole · Genappe · since 1990
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Lanaken · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Châtelet · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalter · since 2019
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2020
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Gent · since 2021
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Hasselt · since 2006
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2024
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Manufacture of beer · Essen · since 2026
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2018
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2026
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Finishing of textiles · Aubange · since 2026