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.
“PIRATE”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2025
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Londerzeel · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Charleroi · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zaventem · since 1991
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Zaventem · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 1993
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Lubbeek · since 2022
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Charleroi · since 2020
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Genk · since 1985
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2011
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Compositie van muziek · since 2026
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Turnhout · since 2014
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Turnhout · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of PIERLET MECHANICAL CONSULT · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Tubize · since 2005
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2010
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Psychology services · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Lommel · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Fléron · since 1999
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Joinery installation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2017
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Book publishing · since 2021
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Computer programming · Tremelo · since 2010
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Freight transport by road · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars "Pirateneiland" te Antwerpen, Kribbestraat - Bordeauxstraat · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Tremelo · since 2004
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mettet · since 2024
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General medical practice · since 2025
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Liège · since 1975
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kortrijk · since 2017