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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Oudergem · since 1995
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Elsene · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2007
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Vorst · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Vosselaar · since 2022
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Support activities for crop production · Staden · since 1994
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Merchtem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of International Society for Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of REDI International · Public relations and communication consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2009
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Computer programming · Temse · since 1995
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Freight transport by road · Willebroek · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2013
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Hasselt · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Réseau d'Information et de Documentation sur l'Amérique Latine · Elsene · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Binche · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Realisatie Diocesane Onderwijsinfrastructuur Bisdom Gent · Gent · since 2021
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Mouscron · since 2012
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Painting of buildings · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Mechelen · since 2021