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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Kuurne · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · Liège · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Koksijde · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2026
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Support activities for crop production · Dentergem · since 2018
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Overijse · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Association for European Cooperation, Development and Communication · Other membership organisations · Retie · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Consultancy & Development Clinckers · Activities of holding companies · Duffel · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Edegem · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Izegem · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Charleroi · since 2004
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN ORAL AND DENTAL EDUCATION CENTER · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2007
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Leuven · since 2007
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Specialist medical practice · Geel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Heuvelland · since 2026
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Etterbeek · since 1975
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Logistics services · Evere · since 2002
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of A.S.B.L. Les p'tits ouhès de l'école de Ninane · Chaudfontaine · since 2015
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Other specialised design activities · since 2009
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 1982
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Mies, 1295 · since 1999
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · Oostende · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · Lokeren · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oudergem · since 2025
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Other business support services · Lievegem · since 2018