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.
“PHB”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Jalhay · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Productie- en Handelsmaatschappij voor Betonproducten · Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Heusden-Zolder · since 2000
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Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Pointy Hat Bastards VZW · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Chaudfontaine · since 1996
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Waterloo · since 2001
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Graphic design and visual communication · Kortrijk · since 2014
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Development of residential building projects · Namur · since 2015
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Activities of building architects · Habay · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Pierre-Hugues Bonnefoy Conseil · Activities of company auditors · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Abbreviation of PERSONEELSCLUB ASHLAND · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Edegem · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Paper Hats · Londerzeel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of PIERRE HUYBRECHTS Avocat · Activities of lawyers · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2019
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Abbreviation of PAPENHOF · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Ukkel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Pakita's House · Ukkel · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Protect Humanitarians · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 2024
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Antwerpen · since 2020