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.
“RAK”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of RAKRAKRAK · Mol · since 2015
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Abbreviation of RAK vzw · Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Gent · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Aarschot · since 2009
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Abbreviation of RAK Smashed Burgers · Event catering · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of RAKempen · Vervaardiging van maalderijproducten · Balen · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2024
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Socio-cultural adult education · Schaarbeek · since 1949
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Abbreviation of RAKO BELGIE · Kontich · since 1985
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Other education · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Beringen · since 2022
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Aartselaar · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Lokeren · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Raak Creative Studio · Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Overijse · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Rakomelo · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2025
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · Kampenhout · since 2016
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Literary creation · since 1987
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of PostScriptum · Translation services · Kaprijke · since 2021
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Machining of metals · Zonhoven · since 2010
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2024
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Finishing of textiles · since 2019
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2022
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Kortrijk · since 2003
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kluisbergen · since 2008
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025
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Herstal · since 2001
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Abbreviation of V4 Immo · Essen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of renier ARCHITECTURE, architects factory · Activities of building architects · Verviers · since 2002
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Renaissance Africaine · Oudergem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Racing Anderlecht · Anderlecht · since 2018
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zottegem · since 2023
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Mechelen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Relatieacademie vzw · Other social work without accommodation · Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of RA projects · Other business support services · Harelbeke · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Renoux Advisory · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2026
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Interior design · Oostende · since 2026
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Beroepsvereniging der Antwerpse Kolenverdelers · Antwerpen · since 1962
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Abbreviation of Réflexologie Appliquée · Liège · since 1986