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.
“Pacasso”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Zonnebeke · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2012
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Jabbeke · since 1987
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Office administrative and support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Sitasi · Full-service restaurants · Torhout · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of IMMO HANLEE · Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2005
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Painting of buildings · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of footwear · Nijlen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of PASTRY SOLUTIONS · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Brecht · since 2019
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Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1990
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2001
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zottegem · since 2004
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2010
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Activiteiten op het gebied van ergotherapie · Quévy · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lier · since 1991
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Development of residential building projects · Bierbeek · since 2001
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Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mechelen · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Platform van Afrikaanse Gemeenschappen · Antwerpen · since 1999