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.
“Philco”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Philharmonisch Koor van Antwerpen · Boechout · since 1965
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1983
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Kapellen · since 1989
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Development of residential building projects · Brussel · since 1989
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since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Philco Invest · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Knokke-Heist · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Zonnebeke · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Riemst · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Geetbets · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2014
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Landscape service activities · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2005
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Oudergem · since 1976
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Tourist information services · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Esneux · since 2022
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Koekelberg · since 1967
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Name of an establishment · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Edegem · since 2018
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Geraardsbergen · since 2016
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lasne · since 1998
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2011
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Schilde · since 2009
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1987
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Manage · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Damme · since 2017
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Hemiksem · since 1993
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Verlaine · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Laakdal · since 2007
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wervik · since 1994
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Other tax advisory services · Schoten · since 1998
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Tournai · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2014
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Riemst · since 2020
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Other postal and courier activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Beernem · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte stoffen · Beloeil · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Boutersem · since 2025
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Destelbergen · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020