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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2005
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Herstal · since 1994
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Oudergem · since 2010
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Elsene · since 1991
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2008
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Development of residential building projects · Londerzeel · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of PRO-IDEA · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waregem · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zemst · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Brussel · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · Herk-de-Stad · since 2020
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Dessel · since 2009
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Ukkel · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of FUSION BRAND COMMUNICATION · Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2004
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Investigation and private security services · Ieper · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2015
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2015
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2022
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2010
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Kruisem · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Partnership For Protection & Pension · Brussel · since 2012
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Other sports activities · since 2012
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Other construction installation · Aalst · since 2024
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Retail sale of other household articles · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of PRoF-Consortium · Other business support services · Poperinge · since 2024
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Brussel · since 1985
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Schaarbeek · since 1990