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.
“Pobaco”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lochristi · since 2023
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Wholesale of machine tools · Waregem · since 1968
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Market research and public opinion polling · Nivelles · since 1972
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Brasschaat · since 1988
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Manufacture of other wood products · Peer · since 1989
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Activities of interior architects · Oudenaarde · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2019
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Gesves · since 2021
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Production of cinema films · Elsene · since 2021
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Other business support services · Erpe-Mere · since 2008
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Pelt · since 2024
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1988
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Abbreviation of PONA CONGO · Schaarbeek · since 2009
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of P.O.B.A. CONSULTANCY · Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Verviers · since 2002
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Abbreviation of BOUW AFWERKING COORDINATIE · General construction of residential buildings · Bornem · since 1994
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Abbreviation of LA BASE COOPERATION · Other social work without accommodation · Etterbeek · since 1996
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Support activities for crop production · Brecht · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BUZE T AND CO · General electrical installation work · Manage · since 2009
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Erpe-Mere · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Belgische Autospeedwayclub Organisatie · Meeuwen-Gruitrode · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Baki Concept · Freight transport by road · since 2022