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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2003
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Activities of interior architects · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Destelbergen · since 2024
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Royal Ardenne Judo · Bertrix · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Etterbeek · since 2022
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Vorst · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of RAJAPACK BENELUX · Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1987
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Other retail sale of food · since 2014
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Other specialised construction activities · Vorst · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Houthulst · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Maasmechelen · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Aalst · since 2003
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Joinery installation · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2018
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since 2020
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Other business support services · Wuustwezel · since 2023