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.
“PAPASON”
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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Wemmel · since 2001
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lochristi · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2026
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Etterbeek · since 2007
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Painting of buildings · since 2023
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Site preparation · Lille · since 2012
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Siloé · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Châtelet · since 1977
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BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT · since 1979
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2000
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 1994
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2021
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Pepinster · since 2022
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Vocational training · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oostende · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of PAPAYA · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 2004