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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of RED INVESTISSEMENTS · Activities of holding companies · Mons · since 2019
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Office administrative and support services · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2008
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Anderlecht · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Leopoldsburg · since 2026
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Begijnendijk · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aubel · since 2020
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 1998
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Office administrative and support services · Diksmuide · since 2016
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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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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Mortsel · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2008