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
30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Ravels · since 1998
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2012
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Other financial services · Roeselare · since 2025
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since 1992
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Plumbing work · since 2009
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since 2006
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since 2015
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2019
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since 1991
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Dental practice · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Mixed farming · since 2022
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Psychology services · since 2009
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Psychology services · since 2012
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · since 2026
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Veterinary services · since 2001
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · since 1982
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1994
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Raising of other animals · since 2019
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Interior design · since 2020
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2023
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Joinery installation · since 2007
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2026
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2025
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since 1987
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2023
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Physiotherapy · Schoten · since 2009
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Other business support services · Vleteren · since 2025
Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Waremme · since 2023
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since 1976
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Full-service restaurants · Wommelgem · since 1993