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.
“PHD”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Brussel · since 1994
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Real estate agency activities · Boom · since 2001
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since 1995
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Cafés and bars · Crisnée · since 2009
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Abbreviation of PRINT HELIO DIGITAL · Mouscron · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Play the House Down · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of PhD INFORMATIQUE · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Hemiksem · since 2015
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General medical practice · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Verviers · since 2023
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Herstal · since 1987
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2016
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Abbreviation of P-H Dieu Consult · Event catering · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kapellen · since 2024
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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