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.
“PAPARINO”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Photography, excluding press photography · Huldenberg · since 1999
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Partners in Succes · Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of POUR LA PROMOTION DE L'ARTISANAT RURAL ET INDUSTRIEL · Etterbeek · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Pédagogies actives, recherches et initiatives · Youth work associations · Liège · since 1989
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2023
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · Brasschaat · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostkamp · since 2018
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 1980
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Ronse · since 2024