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.
“PENNEX”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2025
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Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Aalst · since 1972
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Koekelberg · since 1994
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Real estate agency activities · since 2021
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Vondelingenplaat Rotterdam · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2026
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Aalst · since 1987
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1994
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Computer programming · Kopenhagen · since 2022
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Stekene · since 2008
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · since 2026
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since 2026
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Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen · Middelkerke · since 2010
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Other education · since 2015
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since 2016
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 2020
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since 2021
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since 2022
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Support activities for crop production · since 2008
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Activiteiten van shiatsu, thai massage , watsu, tuina qigong · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2023
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2024