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.
“PLACID”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Etterbeek · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Heuvelland · since 2022
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Ukkel · since 2000
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Charleroi · since 1968
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Koksijde · since 2019
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Plastering work · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 1985
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Ganshoren · since 1989
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Mouscron · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zaventem · since 2019
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Elsene · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Otamiser Holdings · Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2021
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Plastering work · Ieper · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2001
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Abbreviation of ACCOUNTING IDEAS · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Freight transport by road · Temse · since 2011
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Activities of interior architects · Wijnegem · since 2015