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.
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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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other information service activities · Tielt-Winge · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Mortsel · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2003
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Other legal services · Gent · since 2021
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since 1980
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 1981
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Development of residential building projects · Brugge · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of J. BLOMME et Co · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · since 1997
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1999
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Aalst · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Kapellen · since 2015
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Destelbergen · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2015
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Zwevegem · since 2018
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Trade name of The Veggies · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2023
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2012
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Trade name of EPIC RUSHES · Site preparation · Zwevegem · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Pastorale liégeoise universitaire et du Supérieur · Liège · since 1997
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1986
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Halen · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Advertising agencies · Torhout · since 2000
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Kortenaken · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bocholt · since 2017