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.
“PORTICO”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 1991
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Mechelen · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 2025
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Lasne · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Lokeren · since 2017
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Computer programming · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1986
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General construction of residential buildings · Zedelgem · since 1988
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Charleroi · since 2007
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Mechelen · since 2011
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Vocational training · Antwerpen · since 1960
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Name of an establishment of POST-IMMO · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1980
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De Panne · since 1981
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Zulte · since 2002
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Uitgeven van kranten · Brussel · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Jalhay · since 2015
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Oud-Heverlee · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Kruisem · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Paroisse Orthodoxe Roumaine de Tous Saints · Wavre · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Ravels · since 2015
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Event catering · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Wommelgem · since 2021
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Pig breeding farms · Moorslede · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Boechout · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of M.C.H. · Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Lier · since 1999