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.
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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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Roeselare · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Kapellen · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Promotion Immobilière Européenne · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Opwijk · since 2017
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General medical practice · since 2018
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Wemmel · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Kasterlee · since 2015
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Hasselt · since 1998
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Abbreviation of PICTON RESEARCH & INNOVATION · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of PAUWELS REAL ESTATE & INVESTMENTS · Real estate agency activities · Temse · since 2022
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Haacht · since 1991
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Anderlecht · since 2005
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Charleroi · since 2008
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Hoogstraten · since 2019
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Gent · since 1990