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.
“PROMINENCE”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Heidelberg · since 1977
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1989
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Plombières · since 2005
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Westerlo · since 2020
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Brussel · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Leuven · since 2012
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Activities of interior architects · Beringen · since 1994
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Machining of metals · Lebbeke · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of Cyrano de Bergerac · Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Kortrijk · since 1999
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Joinery installation · Stekene · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2005
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Computer programming · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Westerlo · since 2026
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Maaseik · since 1985
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General electrical installation work · Zoutleeuw · since 1997
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Other construction installation · Brussel · since 2010
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Dilbeek · since 1949
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Tubize · since 1972
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Brussel · since 1988
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Computer programming · Estaimpuis · since 2015
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Computer programming · Chaudfontaine · since 2023
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Tournai · since 2012
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Detailhandel in boeken · Thimister-Clermont · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 1990
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Name of WEST BRABANT PROMITIEGROEP · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1969