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.
“Op-Stap”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Bornem · since 1996
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Brugge · since 1997
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Other education · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 2003
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Lievegem · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 1993
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Tourist information services · since 2014
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Psychology services · Deinze · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of CKVV · Psychology services · Meise · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · Brasschaat · since 2013
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Physiotherapy · Staden · since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2025
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Turnhout · since 1987
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Assenede · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2026
Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of OOGARTSEN PARK SINT-TRUIDEN · Specialist medical practice · Sint-Truiden · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VRIJETIJDSONDERSTEUNINGSCENTRUM OPSTAP · Other membership organisations · Roeselare · since 1974
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Name of an establishment of Welzijnschakel 't Opstapje · Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Hasselt · since 2018