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.
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Diepenbeek · since 1997
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Aalst · since 1998
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Psychology services · Boutersem · since 2018
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Other sports activities · Herselt · since 2019
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LUXEMBURG · since 2007
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Dental practice · Brugge · since 2021
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since 1988
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Maaseik · since 2023
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Mixed farming · since 2016
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Other education · since 2017
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FOURQUEUX · since 2016
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2022
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since 2013
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since 2015
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Ukkel · since 1984
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Other education · Jalhay · since 1991
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Psychology services · Leuven · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of METROPOLSKI · Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Brugge · since 1992
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Abbreviation of PROMOTION D'ACTIVITES DE SOUTIEN ET DE SERVICE D'ACCOMPAGNEMENT DE JEUNES ET D'ENFANTS · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Schaarbeek · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2000
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2013
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Other membership organisations · Geel · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of MUSTANG BAR · Cafés and bars · Halle · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · since 2017
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Other education · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of PRO INTERIOR · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Stekene · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Heverlee · since 2005
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of WL Foodbar · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalter · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2013
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since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2017
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Abbreviation of PASS Kunst in dorpen · Oudenaarde · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
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since 1967
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since 2004
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Abbreviation of Passion and Cars · Opwijk · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Pro Active Soccer School · Sports and recreation education · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Waterloo · since 2002
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Hasselt · since 2010
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Oostende · since 1999