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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Leuven · since 1971
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Elsene · since 1982
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General construction of residential buildings · Tubize · since 1992
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Merksplas · since 2006
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Other education · Bornem · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of DGR IMMO · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Mouscron · since 2002
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oostende · since 1986
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Incourt · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ronse · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van houten emballage · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2016
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General medical practice · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vorselaar · since 2024