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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Wichelen · since 2009
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Waterloo · since 2016
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Hasselt · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Schoten · since 2005
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Dilbeek · since 1983
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2011
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Programmatie Lokeren Cultureel Centrum EVA · Lokeren · since 1992
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Liège · since 2015
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Activiteiten van pensioenfondsen · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 1995
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2008
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Development of residential building projects · Wanze · since 1994
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Assenede · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Mechelen · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 2007
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Literary creation · since 2023
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Stekene · since 2025
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Welkenraedt · since 1973