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.
“PHOTO DIFFUSION”
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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Herk-de-Stad · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Diffusion Nord-Sud Noord-Zuid Diffusie · Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Braine-le-Château · since 1982
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2025
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Thimister-Clermont · since 2019
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Office administrative and support services · since 1968
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · since 1975
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Ath · since 2008
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Brussel · since 1988
Names that resemble it 60 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Oudergem · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2015
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Peymey Diffusion · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Brussel · since 1979
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Media representation · since 2006
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Hairdressing and barber services · Huy · since 2021
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Ath · since 1988
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Elsene · since 1989
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1989
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1998
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Brasschaat · since 2004
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2006
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Nivelles · since 1977
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Seneffe · since 1988
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1985
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1972
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Namur · since 2021
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 1983
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Wervik · since 1982
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Brussel · since 1985
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Paris · since 1986
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Other specialised construction activities · Verviers · since 1987
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · Ecaussinnes · since 1988
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Ukkel · since 1989
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1989
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Luxembourg · since 1989
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Braine-le-Château · since 1990
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Anderlecht · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of MICRO DATA DIFFUSION · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Vorst · since 1990
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Koksijde · since 1991
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Other amusement and recreation activities · La Louvière · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ANNE WESMAEL DIFFUSION · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1995
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Beauvechain · since 1995
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Abbreviation of STONES DIFFUSION · Advertising agencies · Liège · since 1997
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Charleroi · since 1999
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Tinlot · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Mons · since 2001
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MARSEILLE · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Dison · since 2014
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Visé · since 2012
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1987
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1986
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1966
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1998
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 1996
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Mouscron · since 2011
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Liège · since 2011
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Wholesale of other household goods · Bernissart · since 2004
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Abbreviation of VITAL FM · Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Namur · since 2005
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Photography, excluding press photography · Turnhout · since 2007
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Other retail sale of new goods · LUCEAU · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2013
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Brussel · since 1998
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Anderlecht · since 2006
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Brussel · since 1996
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Anderlecht · since 1977
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Mouscron · since 1999
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Rixensart · since 2002
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Spa · since 2015