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.
“Plutonox”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Pajottegem · since 1996
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Other education · since 2009
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Ninove · since 1975
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Gent · since 1990
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Staden · since 2020
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2020
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2005
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Leuven · since 1994