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.
“PROJECT-GUIDANCE”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of non-residential building projects · Gent · since 2010
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New Castle County 19810 · since 1999
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Marchin · since 2003
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Erpe-Mere · since 2022
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Leuven · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of POB · Fitness centres · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2011
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Stabroek · since 1987
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Kontich · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 1990
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Brugge · since 2002
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Real estate agency activities · Lille · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · Zedelgem · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Leuven · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Vorst · since 2022
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Leuven · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Oudenaarde · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Malle · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Beerse · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2026