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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Arendonk · since 1998
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Public Procurement International · Other business support services · Assenede · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van synthetische en kunstmatige vezels · Damme · since 1999
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Abbreviation of PLUYM INVEST & DEVELOPMENT · Activities of holding companies · Ravels · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · since 2001
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Hamburg · since 2022
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Partners in Development · Development of residential building projects · Opwijk · since 2022
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Abbreviation of PROMOTION DE LA PRESSE ET DES IDEES LIBERALES · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Dental practice · Haacht · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2020