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.
“PHICOU”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mons · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Geraardsbergen · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Schilde · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Schilde · since 1968
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gembloux · since 1968
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Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Pajottegem · since 2010
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Jodoigne · since 1995
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2019
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Other financial services · Attert · since 2022
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Interior design · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 2009
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Vermogensbeheer · Ramillies · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026