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.
“Padmore”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Veurne · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Oosterzele · since 2007
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2026
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since 2024
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2019
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Anderlues · since 2026
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2021
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Middelkerke · since 1984
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Berlaar · since 2024
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Other information service activities · Waasmunster · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · since 2014
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Abbreviation of MORE PLUS EXPERTISE & CONSULTANCY · Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Mechelen · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Computer programming · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · Zaventem · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Bierbeek · since 2019