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.
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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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Liège · since 2024
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since 2002
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · Westerlo · since 2019
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Tienen · since 2019
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Development of non-residential building projects · Balen · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2012
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Zelzate · since 2017
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of PEN EN GANZEKOOI · Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 1999
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Oosterhout · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Temse · since 2011
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Ukkel · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
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Abbreviation of NEXTGEN INVEST · Other legal services · Opwijk · since 1999
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of KUROMA · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kuurne · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Genk · since 2007