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.
“PASSE SIMPLE”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of antiques · Liège · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of CAR-TECHNICS · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2007
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 1962
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2017
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of MIVID · Cafés and bars · Saint-Ghislain · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2008
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Brussel · since 2006
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of ROBERTY IMMO & MANAGEMENT · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Saint-Ghislain · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2013
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Abbreviation of PASS Kunst in dorpen · Oudenaarde · since 2020
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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