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.
“PAULS”
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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Activities of head offices · Sankt Vith · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of STRAND HOTEL · Hotels and similar accommodation · Oostende · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · since 2015
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2020
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Other business support services · Turnhout · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2010
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2012
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2024
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Wholesale of timber · WEMPERHARDT · since 2009
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Raising of horses and other equines · Amel · since 1980
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Howald 2112 · since 1992
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Huy · since 1993
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Verlaine · since 1994
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Andenne · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Hemiksem · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Site preparation · since 2012
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of MAISON PAULY · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 1982
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Rotterdam · since 1975
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1979
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Vermogensbeheer · Zonnebeke · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Le Monde du Pain · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Torhout · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2023
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2021
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Activities of bailiffs · Rochefort · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Leopoldsburg · since 2005
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since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · since 2004
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Landscape service activities · since 2007
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2026
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Abscon · since 1976
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brakel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2025