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.
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Roosdaal · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements V. Philippe · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ans · since 1978
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Beauvais · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of PHIDECA · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Gent · since 1990
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Materials recovery from waste · since 1995
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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Veterinary services · Quaregnon · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · since 2022
Names that resemble it 55 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2009
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2004
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ath · since 2014
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 1996
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since 1999
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Péruwelz · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2015
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Activities of building architects · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2020
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Dental practice · since 1976
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Physiotherapy · since 1995
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Activities of lawyers · since 2007
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since 2010
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2011
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since 1980
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Activities of lawyers · Tervuren · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Enghien · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · since 2022
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1975
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2023
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Mixed farming · since 1983
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Vocational training · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Equestrian clubs · Bastogne · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of DC TAXCONSULT · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mechelen · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Saint-Hubert · since 2017
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2024
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since 2004
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since 1987
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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since 2016
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Trade name of Philippe Linden, Legal & Property · Public relations and communication consultancy · Boutersem · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Gerpinnes · since 2005
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Sports and recreation education · since 2005
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Elsene · since 2006
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2016
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1990
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Dison · since 1993
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Photography, excluding press photography · Elsene · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2020