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.
“Pobos”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other business support services · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2016
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Landscape service activities · since 2002
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Development of residential building projects · Oostende · since 2005
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Development of residential building projects · Waregem · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Toeristische Overheid, Bedrijfsleven en Onderwijs in Samenwerking · Gent · since 1994
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Pelt · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Mortsel · since 2019
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General cleaning of buildings · Herentals · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2011
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Mortsel · since 2004
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Vermogensbeheer · Estaimpuis · since 2023
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Mons · since 2024
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Schaarbeek · since 1989
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · since 2024
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Herzele · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Herzele · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Stad Eeklo · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Eeklo · since 1968
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Fitness centres · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Drogenbos · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Pont de la Solidarité · Ans · since 2011
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Abbreviation of PRISMA OIL SERVICES · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Overijse · since 2005
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Production of cinema films · Antwerpen · since 2021