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.
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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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Abbreviation of PANNEMANS DAVY ELEKTRO SERVICE BVBA · General electrical installation work · Maasmechelen · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of POWER DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Elsene · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Parcels delivery express · Oudergem · since 2024
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Other legal services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1997
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Advertising agencies · since 1998
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Association professionelle des Educateurs spécialisés · Liège · since 1976
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General construction of residential buildings · Oreye · since 2006