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.
“RAO”
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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Abbreviation of Reparatie-atelier Oostende · Oostende · since 1997
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Spa · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2003
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE ALGEMENE ORNITHOLOGISCHE BOND VAN BELGIE · Other amusement and recreation activities · Tienen · since 1945
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Oostende · since 2024
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Lierde · since 1998
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Abbreviation of RAOUL Collectif · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Anderlecht · since 2009
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Landscape service activities · Sint-Truiden · since 2004
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2024
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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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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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Abbreviation of Réflexologie Appliquée · Liège · since 1986