Skip to content

Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“One Movement”

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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • One Movement same name
    Merelbeke-Melle · since 2014
  • Other personal services · since 2025
  • THE MOVEMENT very similar
    Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Berlaar · since 1996
  • Movement very similar
    Sports and recreation education · Oostende · since 2018
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
  • The Movement very similar
    Activities of business and employers' organisations · Gent · since 2020
  • THE MOVEMENT very similar
    Other business support services · Genk · since 2009
  • MOVEMENT very similar
    Football clubs · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2003
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

Next steps