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.
“PODIUM”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 1982
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Lievegem · since 1986
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Dendermonde · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of DELBOR · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Deerlijk · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of F&M MODE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Gent · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Lichtervelde · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Liège · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of KCBS GROUP · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Heusden-Zolder · since 2015
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Brakel · since 1991
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Gent · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Donceel · since 2024
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Floor and wall tiling · Drogenbos · since 2019
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Virton · since 2011
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Andenne · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2005
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Elsene · since 1963
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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Leuven · since 1989
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Roeselare · since 1987
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Other education · Kontich · since 2024
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Brussel · since 1989
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Bornem · since 2025
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Ingelmunster · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Poperinge · since 2019
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Sound recording · Lier · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 2024