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.
“PACIME”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Geetbets · since 2020
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Vrij gesubsidieerd buitengewoon secundair onderwijs · Vorst · since 1979
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Landscape service activities · since 2001
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Vorst · since 2021
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Event catering · since 2023
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Colfontaine · since 1994
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of PARTICIPATION CITOYENNE · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Ganshoren · since 2009
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Trade name of BUREAU IMMOBILIER DE CLERCQ · Real estate agency activities · Pont-à-Celles · since 2006
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Advertising agencies · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van papier en karton · Halle · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Provinciale Antwerpse Cinema Cooperatief · Antwerpen · since 1968
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since 1978
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Thuin · since 2000
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · since 2012
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Waasmunster · since 2025