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.
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Mechelen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of ROELAND SMITS ARCHITECT-STEDENBOUWKUNDIGE · Activities of building architects · Boechout · since 2008
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other membership organisations · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1999
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Abbreviation of PRESENTATION ET REPRESENTATION · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Tienen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of POLARIS ENERGIE RENOUVELABLE · Handel in elektriciteit · Péruwelz · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of Wit-Gele Kruis van Limburg · Nursing and midwifery · Genk · since 1964
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Name of an establishment of Solidaris, socialistische mutualiteit van de provincie Limburg · Ziekenfondsen en zorgkassen · Hasselt · since 1924
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2016
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Joinery installation · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Retie · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Wijnegem · since 2025