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.
“RUE”
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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Abbreviation of BASTIDE · Equestrian clubs · Waremme · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Aalst · since 2010
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d'Action sociale de Saint-Ghislain · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Saint-Ghislain · since 1968
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Other retail sale of food · since 2013
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Bernissart · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1983
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Elsene · since 2014
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Beringen · since 2010
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Rarity United · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Rumori · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Vilvoorde · since 2021
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Abbreviation of RU-Serious · Activiteiten van industriële designers · Buggenhout · since 2022