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.
“Padani”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Roeselare · since 1982
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Activities of holding companies · Zelzate · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hemiksem · since 2013
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Schilde · since 1999
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Retail sale of antiques · Ukkel · since 2000
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Alken · since 2007
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Opwijk · since 2005
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Aalst · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Wingene · since 2021
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Other business support services · Bornem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Lanaken · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of CINPANIN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Balen · since 2003
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2018
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Plumbing work · since 2024
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2016
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Oudergem · since 1997
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Beernem · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2016
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since 2006