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.
“Ostend Studio”
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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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Oostende · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Lochy & Partners · Agents and brokers in banking services · Oostende · since 2011
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Lessines · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Boskokö · Computer programming · Braine-le-Comte · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Braine-le-Comte · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of MDV Tandartsen · Dental practice · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Photography, excluding press photography · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Other construction installation · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · since 2013
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2003
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Zonnebeke · since 2026