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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 1992
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2012
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Real estate agency activities · Tournai · since 1999
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Wholesale of other household goods · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Aartselaar · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2022
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Hotton · since 1990
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Computer programming · Gent · since 1989
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Gesves · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Raising of horses and other equines · Menen · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Malle · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wingene · since 2006
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Laakdal · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 1996