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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“RIOLX”

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.

  • RIOLX same name
    Bouw van rioleringen · Lier · since 2026
  • RIOLI (sole trader) very similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1995
  • RIOLO very similar
    Tielt-Winge · since 2022
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
  • RIOLI very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Seraing · since 1979
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Riolim similar
    Bouw van rioleringen · Genk · since 2026
  • RIO similar
    Abbreviation of Rondreizend Iconisch Onderwijs · Tienen · since 1950
  • Full-service restaurants · since 1978
  • Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1986
  • RIO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • Cafés and bars · since 1983
  • Cafés and bars · since 1996
  • RIO+ similar
    General construction of other non-residential buildings · Zottegem · since 2024
  • RIOLINK similar
    Name of an establishment of DSV-Rioolservice · Plumbing work · Rumst · since 2022
  • RIO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1993

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