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.
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other membership organisations · Zoutleeuw · since 2009
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Operation of sports facilities · Herent · since 1994
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Vermogensbeheer · Asse · since 2018
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Site preparation · since 1993
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Cultural education · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Wetteren · since 1928
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Activities of holding companies · Dentergem · since 2017
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Other personal services · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Poperinge · since 2006
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
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Enghien · since 2014
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of TERBERG EXPLOITATIEMAATSCHAPPIJ · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ijsselstein · since 1990
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Leuven · since 2014
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Hasselt · since 1987
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Kortenberg · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Villers-la-Ville · since 2015
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Waremme · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Kampenhout · since 2022
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Mixed farming · Wervik · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van wijn uit druiven · since 2026
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Hasselt · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Atletiekklub Overijse · Overijse · since 1984