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.
“RUBAM”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Geel · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Rumeli Balkan Turk Dayanisma Dernegi · Evere · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mortsel · since 1994
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Development of non-residential building projects · Bever · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2008
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1968
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Riemst · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of NAAMDAR · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2019
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Temse · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of GA GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Tervuren · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1999
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2011
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Sports and recreation education · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Rise up brussels · Brussel · since 2026
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2023