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.
“Pagadder”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 1994
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1987
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 1997
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1990
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2026
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Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1998
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Vilvoorde · since 2022
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Schilde · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Stad Antwerpen · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 1929
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Name of an establishment of SINT-GOEDELE BRUSSEL · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · since 1987
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Day nurseries and crèches · Kontich · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Keerbergen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Zottegem · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Zottegem · since 1968
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Day nurseries and crèches · Tienen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Fierens-Janssens · Day nurseries and crèches · Leuven · since 2010
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 1998
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Kapellen · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2009