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.
“RUDAM”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mortsel · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Pepingen · since 1989
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General cleaning of buildings · Zaventem · since 2019
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Antwerpen · since 1978
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Maaseik · since 1998
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Geel · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Oudergem · since 2011
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Abbreviation of RUDA SOINS · Denderleeuw · since 2024
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Niklaas · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 2019
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Other information service activities · Leuven · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Dentergem · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1988
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Kippenkwekerijen · Wingene · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Union des Anciens Militaires de 1940 · Brussel · since 1941
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Eeklo · since 1999