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.
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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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2010
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Seraing · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Damme · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Plume a.s.b.l. · Oudergem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Good Gut · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · since 2013
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Asse · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of PLUMA ENGINEERING · Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2007
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Kippenkwekerijen · Pelt · since 2008
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Abbreviation of PLUME by LAURA · Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Theux · since 2024
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Translation services · Gent · since 2024
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Linkebeek · since 1979
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Herentals · since 1995
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Plumbing work · Temse · since 1998
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Liveclean · Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2015
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Market research and public opinion polling · Maasmechelen · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Bree · since 2004
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Plumbing work · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · Hannut · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Dison · since 2019
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2016
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Lo-Reninge · since 2020
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Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Verviers · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BDO DISTRIBUTION · Retail sale of household furniture · Wavre · since 2010
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Other photographic activities · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2026
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General medical practice · Hasselt · since 2023
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since 2026