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.
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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Rixensart · since 1989
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Liège · since 1987
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Anderlecht · since 1992
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Voeren · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of LECTURE LOISIRS · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · La Louvière · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Ans · since 1991
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1987
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1996
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1981
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Liège · since 2019
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Anderlues · since 2020