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.
“Puzzle”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Gent · since 1993
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Graphic design and visual communication · Ittre · since 1998
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Linkebeek · since 2002
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Raising of other animals · Awans · since 2014
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Computer programming · Dendermonde · since 2017
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Ukkel · since 2021
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Computer programming · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van andere textielproducten, n.e.g. · Gent · since 2010
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Graphic design and visual communication · Deerlijk · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2015
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Grobbendonk · since 2018
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ALTENSTADT · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Schoten · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2018
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Seraing · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Gent · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2016
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Oudergem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Noordlimburgs Centrum voor Vrijetijdsbesteding voor Kansarme Kinderen · Hamont-Achel · since 1989
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Mixed farming · since 1974
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Cafés and bars · Mons · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2020