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
34 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Paddocksplace · Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Herk-de-Stad · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · since 1987
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Mixed farming · since 1972
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026
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De Haan · since 1969
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Brugge · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of Paddock Vermeulen · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Vorselaar · since 1994
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Raising of horses and other equines · Leuven · since 2025
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Hooglede · since 1977
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Other personal services · Oud-Turnhout · since 2002
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Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Gembloux · since 2021
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Ath · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of De Paddock-Stabroek · Retail sale of beverages, general range · Stabroek · since 2009
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2026
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1993
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Dilbeek · since 2026
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Huldenberg · since 1973
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Full-service restaurants · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of EDLL · Cafés and bars · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of AD HOCK · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · since 1983
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Braives · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Torhout · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aartselaar · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of LISE 35 · Cafés and bars · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1980
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Heusden-Zolder · since 1966
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Lokeren · since 1978
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Asse · since 1975
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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NUTH · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Tournai · since 2024