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.
“RURAL”
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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Mixed farming · Geraardsbergen · since 2014
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Brussel · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2020
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Mortsel · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Chièvres · since 2021
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Edegem · since 1990
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Orp-Jauche · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Ruralités Nouvelles · Namur · since 2018
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Computer programming · Kuurne · since 2021
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Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Geel · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Robinetterie et Ateliers de Ligny · Vervaardiging van andere kranen en dergelijke artikelen · Sombreffe · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Fraternelle des Regiments d'Artillerie Lourde · Brussel · since 1938
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Logging · Brussel · since 1983
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Abbreviation of RELIEF AND LOGISTICS · Goederenvervoer door de lucht · Keerbergen · since 1996
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Site preparation · Anderlecht · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Roemenen uit Roeselare · Roeselare · since 2018
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Zwevegem · since 2020
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Royale Union Rixensartoise · Operation of sports facilities · Rixensart · since 2008
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Eeklo · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of NEWTON · Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 2005
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Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2014