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.
“RM RIF”
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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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Brussel · since 1998
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Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 2003
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Insurance agents and brokers · Oostkamp · since 2018
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 1997
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Marly · since 1980
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Wavre · since 1997
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Full-service restaurants · Diest · since 2000
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Joinery installation · Lommel · since 2013
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Ouffet · since 2009
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Abbreviation of RUDY MICHEL RACING · Wijnegem · since 2011
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Office administrative and support services · Voeren · since 2023