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.
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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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Izegem · since 2013
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Gent · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2024
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Office administrative and support services · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2015
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · Roeselare · since 2022
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Gerpinnes · since 1986
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · since 2019
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2011
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1989
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brugge · since 2005
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Abbreviation of PATRIMOINE ARTISTIQUE,PEDAGOGIQUE,EDUCATIF · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1978
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Abbreviation of PARRAINAGE PERSONNALISE · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1995
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Liège · since 1984