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.
“PRESS WORLD”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Ukkel · since 2015
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Uitgeven van kranten · Villers-la-Ville · since 2007
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Herent · since 1998
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · since 1998
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · Herselt · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Menen · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Braine-le-Comte · since 2010
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Hoofddorp · since 1979
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Ukkel · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Port Real Estate Solutions · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026