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.
“PARIA”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Photography, excluding press photography · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2000
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Wevelgem · since 2016
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Market research and public opinion polling · Brugge · since 1989
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Evergem · since 2013
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Other retail sale of food · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2016
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2024
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Namur · since 1921
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Liège · since 1926
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Financiële lease · Elsene · since 1929
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1957
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Other business support services · Ieper · since 1927
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Schilde · since 1991
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Gent · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wommelgem · since 2012
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Performing arts by independent artists · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Vorst · since 2022
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Other retail sale of food · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Mons · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudenburg · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2016
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2023
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · Brasschaat · since 2026
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since 1994
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since 2014
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since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Hasselt · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anzegem · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Oudergem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2023
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Abbreviation of PARENT INTER SITTER · Other education · Liège · since 2009
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Other building finishing work · Herstal · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Moorslede · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Paix et Réconciliation · Oudergem · since 1997
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Abbreviation of POOL ANESTHESIOLOGIE - REANIMATION · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2001
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2015
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2020
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Translation services · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · since 1996
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2011
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Other cleaning activities · since 2025
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Koekelare · since 1990
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Other information technology and computer services · Zedelgem · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 2016
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Jurbise · since 2023
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Rixensart · since 1984
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Kortrijk · since 1999