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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vertoning van films · Rumst · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of MANNING INTERNATIONAL · Elsene · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of DANY - MOD · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Manage · since 1987
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Poperinge · since 1990
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Maastricht · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of KINEPOLIS LIEGE · Vertoning van films · Hasselt · since 1996
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Vertoning van films · Aalst · since 1999
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Boom · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · Diest · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of KSN Group · Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Mymojo · Cafés and bars · Deinze · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Grimbergen · since 2018
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Tattoo and piercing services · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of 'T Nieuw Schrijntje · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Aalst · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · since 2020
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Beringen · since 1994
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · since 1970
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2006
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Antwerpen · since 2015