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.
“PIANC”
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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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Brussel · since 1923
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Gavere · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of HOVA · General construction of residential buildings · Herk-de-Stad · since 1994
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Floor and wall tiling · Arendonk · since 1997
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Beauvechain · since 2019
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Gent · since 2021
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Abbreviation of PIANC WORLD CONGRESS 2028 · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2014
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of BABILOU BELGIUM · Day nurseries and crèches · Zaventem · since 2013
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Computer programming · Retie · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Eupen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HELCON GROUP · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Photo and Imaging Association · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Schaarbeek · since 1966
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Abbreviation of PREMIUM INCENTIVE ASSOCATION · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of P.I.A. PITYVE · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1988
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of PROFESSIONAL IMAGE & ADVICE · Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Pastoraal Informatiecentrum Antwerpen · Activities of religious organisations · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE SECTIE VAN DE INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Pelt · since 2014
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Other retail sale of food · since 2011
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Specialist medical practice · Overijse · since 2011
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Etterbeek · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Productions Associées · Office administrative and support services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008