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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Herve · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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since 1995
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements V. Philippe · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ans · since 1978
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Beauvais · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of PHIDECA · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Gent · since 1990
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Materials recovery from waste · since 1995
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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Veterinary services · Quaregnon · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · since 2022
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other postal and courier activities · Oupeye · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Abbreviation of EXPLOITATIONS FORESTIERES PHILIPPE CORNET · Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Manhay · since 1988
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Support activities for crop production · since 2009
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Activities of bailiffs · Silly · since 2009
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 1989
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Logistics services · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2024
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Vocational training · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of DATACONSULT BVBA · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Overijse · since 1979
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Lasne · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of DC TAXCONSULT · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mechelen · since 2015
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2024
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Mixed farming · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1989
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Veterinary services · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2003
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Plumbing work · Niel · since 2013
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2016
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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since 2000
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2011
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since 2016
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Demolition · Rendeux · since 2005
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2006
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Other education · since 2016
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2016
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · since 2020
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since 2004
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2012