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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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Leuven · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Leuven · since 2025
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Hannut · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 1994
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Computer programming · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1995
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Materials recovery from waste · Genk · since 1996
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Abbreviation of RESEAU EUROPEEN POUR LA SENSIBILISATION A L'OPERA, A LA MUSIQUE ET A LA DANSE-EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR OPERA, MUSIC AND DANCE EDUCATION · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Brussel · since 1997
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Other sports activities · Oosterzele · since 2013
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Oudergem · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2015
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor drugs- en alcoholverslaafden · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · Bonheiden · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Gent · since 2021
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Operation of sports facilities · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Physiotherapy · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of M.I.C. · Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Aalst · since 2024
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Fitness centres · since 2025
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020