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.
“Pescado”
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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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2003
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Lennik · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of AYS ENTREPRISE · Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Schaarbeek · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Coopérative Agricole de Dochamps · Manhay · since 1968
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Stekene · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Coordination d'aide à Domicile · Nutrition and dietetics services · Jodoigne · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Algemene Dokumentatie en Ontwikkeling · Brussel · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of STAR ENERGY · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Vorst · since 2016
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Abbreviation of CATTEEU-DOBBELAERE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lo-Reninge · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2011
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Veterinary services · Kontich · since 2024
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Oostende · since 1928