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.
“PLAY IT”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2019
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Trade name of Play Media · Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Vilvoorde · since 2000
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Oudergem · since 2002
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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Brussel · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wingene · since 2025
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Other education · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Izegem · since 2025
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Haaltert · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · Brakel · since 2022
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Dilbeek · since 1982
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Brussel · since 1983
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Algemeen welzijnswerk zonder huisvesting · Leopoldsburg · since 2019
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ukkel · since 1995
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Other sports activities · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2023
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1994
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2023
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ST LO · since 2025