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.
“PATRICK CUIJVERS”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nursing and midwifery · Pelt · since 2018
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Risk and damage evaluation · De Haan · since 1997
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Joinery installation · since 1999
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 1978
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General construction of residential buildings · Hoogstraten · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1983
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Groothandel in levende dieren, muv levend vee · Menen · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of SCHRAUWEN · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Kalmthout · since 2009
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of CRASHCARS · Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Zonhoven · since 2004
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Arendonk · since 2010
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Plumbing work · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Aviagen EPI · Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Deinze · since 1980
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Activities of lawyers · Beringen · since 1999
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Roofing work · Hasselt · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2016
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Land surveying · since 1989
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2025
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · since 2026
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Activities of company auditors · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022