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.
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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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Herent · since 1984
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Ledegem · since 2001
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of IMMO-PRO · Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Zonhoven · since 2002
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Zonhoven · since 2008
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since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2024
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Genk · since 2005
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Site preparation · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ROYAL OSTEND SWIMMING CLUB · Other business support services · Oostende · since 1999
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Abbreviation of REACH Orphan Substances Consortium · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Vosselaar · since 2015
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Site preparation · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Verzekeringen ROSSIGNOL Assurances · since 1986
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Mechelen · since 1989
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Trade name of ROSS · Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2016
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Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Rosco Antwerp · Contract catering and other food service activities · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 2002
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Physiotherapy · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · Moorslede · since 1980
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Business and other management consultancy · Profondeville · since 2011
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Zaventem · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van buizen, pijpen, holle profielen en fittings daarvoor, van staal · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Thimister-Clermont · since 2025