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.
“Poplar”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Keerbergen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of POPLAR - Innovation, Consultancy, Projects · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Leuven · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of LES ORGANISATEURS · Cafés and bars · Elsene · since 2017
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Harelbeke · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2026
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Zuienkerke · since 1982
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Polar Advisory · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2021
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Psychology services · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Pittem · since 1989
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1973
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Castel San Giovanni · since 2021
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Retail sale of games and toys · Asse · since 2020
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since 2021
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Liège · since 2023
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Other building finishing work · Wemmel · since 2011