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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other technical testing and analysis · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Gembloux · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Paul Ries · Arlon · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2016
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Ninove · since 2018
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Other technical testing and analysis · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
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Computer programming · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ecaussinnes · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Insurance agents and brokers · Mechelen · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of DOUGLAB · Computer programming · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2019
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Computer programming · Brugge · since 2022
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Computer programming · Geel · since 2010
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Other specialised construction activities · Kuurne · since 2008
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Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Brugge · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zwalm · since 2005
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2006