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.
“Padoki”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2010
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Flobecq · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · Nazareth · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Tielt · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Sint-Niklaas · since 2009
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Jalhay · since 2026
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Rixensart · since 1972
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Activities of holding companies · Waterloo · since 1986
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Schilde · since 1988
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Malle · since 1996
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Aalter · since 1998
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Activities of head offices · Veurne · since 2009
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 1997
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Cafés and bars · since 2019