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.
“Ortie”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Orp-Jauche · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Bütgenbach · since 1976
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Ukkel · since 2023
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Other cleaning activities · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2011
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Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2021
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Verviers · since 2008
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Event catering · Tubize · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · Hoeilaart · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ATHLETICS TEAM · Sports and recreation education · Halle · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Landscape service activities · Waterloo · since 2015
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Wevelgem · since 2021
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Dental practice · Oudergem · since 2010
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Groothandel in granen en zaden · Namur · since 2015
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2016
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Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Hasselt · since 2018
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Abbreviation of OHEY RACING TEAM · Ohey · since 2013
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Ranst · since 1987