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.
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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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Anzegem · since 1990
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Liège · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Bernadette Van Ryssen, small animal arthroscopy · Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Provincie Limburg · Provinciale overheid · Hasselt · since 1968
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Antwerpen · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Parking L.O. · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Boortmeerbeek · since 1973
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
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Computer programming · Brugge · since 2021
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of Moeder Jeanne · Full-service restaurants · Oostrozebeke · since 1997
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2015
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Opwijk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Lotsoftalesstudio · Physiotherapy · Leuven · since 2026
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Computer programming · Boechout · since 2026