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.
“PONGA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2015
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1986
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Performing arts by independent artists · Kasterlee · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of D.B.C.T. · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Genappe · since 1988
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2018
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Liège · since 2006
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Logging · Zulte · since 2007
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Merksplas · since 1977
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Lier · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996