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.
“RIBAK”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Screed work · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Brugge · since 1998
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Le Roeulx · since 2000
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General electrical installation work · De Haan · since 2012
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Heusden-Zolder · since 2009
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Psychology services · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Châtelet · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Pelt · since 2021
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Baggerwerken · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Riba Management · Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2001
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Brecht · since 2010
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Ganshoren · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Renault Industrie Belgique · Namur · since 1964
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Anderlecht · since 1993
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Wavre · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Steunkring van de Rijksbasisschool te Meulebeke · Tielt · since 1979
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Aarschot · since 1991
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 1993
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Namur · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oostende · since 2018
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Herk-de-Stad · since 2009
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Anderlecht · since 2018