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.
“PELICAN”
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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Oostende · since 1987
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Etterbeek · since 1991
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Development of non-residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other sports activities · Aartselaar · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Oudergem · since 2018
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Waregem · since 1991
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Sound recording · Ukkel · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2022
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Name of Selecta Belgium · Wholesale of machine tools · Boom · since 1966
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Ambulante hulpverlening aan drugs- en alcoholverslaafden · Koekelberg · since 1983
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Brussel · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of CHEZ PETROS · Full-service restaurants · Seraing · since 1988
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Painting of buildings · Destelbergen · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Beersel · since 2004
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General medical practice · La Louvière · since 2005
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Sports and recreation education · Mechelen · since 2002
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Overige diensten in verband met het maken van geluidsopnamen · Leuven · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nieuwpoort · since 2013
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Veterinary services · Tubize · since 2013
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2022
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2025
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Koksijde · since 1978
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Tubize · since 2017
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Boussu · since 2004
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Activities of interior architects · Gent · since 2024
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Other education · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Other software publishing · PARIS · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schoten · since 2015
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Real estate agency activities · Aalter · since 1998
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News agency activities · Ukkel · since 2002
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Trade name of PUBLICAN BE · Computer programming · Halen · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Specialist medical practice · Namur · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Drogenbos · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2018
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1958