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.
“PLATO”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Tienen · since 1991
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Other retail sale of food · since 1989
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Book publishing · since 2020
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Brussel · since 2024
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Vilvoorde · since 1995
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tielt · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Comité de Quartier du Plateau du Heysel - Wijkcomité Heizelvlakte · Brussel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mouscron · since 1988
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Tilburg · since 2006
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · Knokke-Heist · since 2008
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ARNHEM · since 2025
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Elsene · since 2023
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CHENOVE · since 2005
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Wholesale of other household goods · Temse · since 1989
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Translation services · Brussel · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tournai · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Haaltert · since 2018
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since 2024
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Stabroek · since 2024
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Brussel · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Evere · since 1996
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2001
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Joinery installation · since 2006
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1986
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Anderlecht · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Honnelles · since 2010
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2014
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Tournai · since 1944
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Luxembourg · since 2002
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Computer programming · Haacht · since 2014
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Mettet · since 2016
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Roofing work · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of PLATHEG SA · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Strassen · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Esneux · since 2021
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Screed work · since 2023
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Activities of independent sportspeople · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Ingelmunster · since 2023
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Zonhoven · since 2008
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Namur · since 2010
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Other software publishing · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2005
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Cafés and bars · Laakdal · since 2024
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STRAUBING · since 2025
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Frameries · since 2026
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Beersel · since 1990