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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Leuven · since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2015
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since 1990
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Ans · since 2011
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2020
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Turnhout · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Anderlecht · since 1987
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Dilbeek · since 1992
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kuurne · since 2020
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Retail sale of household furniture · Destelbergen · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mechelen · since 1994
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 2014
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2023