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.
“PALKO”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Joinery installation · Opwijk · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Kortrijk · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Zedelgem · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schelle · since 2002
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Oosterzele · since 2022
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Ingelmunster · since 2023
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Kapellen · since 2009
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Manufacture of outerwear · Waregem · since 2005
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Hasselt · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gavere · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Rixensart · since 2025
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Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1987
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since 2022
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Promotiegroep Antwerpse Luchthaven - Airport Promotion Antwerp · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Abbreviation of PUNT ANDERE LIJN · Investigation and private security services · Beersel · since 1993
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Meerhout · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2016
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2018
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2024
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Roofing work · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Pôle Associatif Liègeois · Liège · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Blankenberge · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Oosterzele · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of AL-KO KOBER BV · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Hengelo · since 2000
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Machining of metals · Willebroek · since 2026