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.
“RUSSEL”
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
24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Elsene · since 1996
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Sports and recreation education · since 2009
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Knokke-Heist · since 1994
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2004
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Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921
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Brussel · since 1954
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Name of an establishment of DE ROPSWALLE · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Menen · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of IDEWE - Externe dienst voor Preventie en Bescherming op het werk · General medical practice · Leuven · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum · Other research and development on natural sciences · Leuven · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of KIDSLIFE BRUSSELS · Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 1922
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Name of an establishment of KBUREZ · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Oudenaarde · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of S-Sport · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Brussel · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of DELEN PRIVATE BANK · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of SSE · Office administrative and support services · Tielt · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Whitehouse Gallery · Photography, excluding press photography · Elsene · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of Octo Sept · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Waterloo · since 2013
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of De Vormers · Other membership organisations · Schaarbeek · since 2004
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Activities of independent sportspeople · Gistel · since 1999
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Activities of building architects · since 2015
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Anderlecht · since 1996
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Gent · since 2019
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of SAAMO Brussel · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1985
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since 2007
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Other legal services · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · since 1983
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Coating of metals · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Fleurus · since 1997
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of MENSURA Service Externe de Prévention et de Protection au travail · General medical practice · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1968
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Etterbeek · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of RW INVEST · Real estate agency activities · Schoten · since 1993
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Brussel · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Brasschaat · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 2007
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Jeugd en Muziek Brussel · Youth work associations · Brussel · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of CENTRE HARVEY CUSHING-HARVEY CUSHING CENTRUM · Activiteiten van algemene ziekenhuizen, muv geriatrische en gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1984
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Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Vrije Universiteit Brussel · Vrij gesubsidieerd hoger onderwijs · Elsene · since 1970
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Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of SIRIM · Specialist medical practice · Waterloo · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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since 2000
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2017
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Lievegem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CENTRUM VOOR AMBULANTE REVALIDATIE BRUSSEL · Andere ambulante revalidatieactiviteiten · Jette · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Felix Verwarmings Industrie BV · 's-Hertogenbosch · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of Vlaamse Vereniging voor Respiratoire Gezondheidszorg en Tuberculosebestrijding · Nutrition and dietetics services · Leuven · since 1981
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Brussel · since 1982
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Rotselaar · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of ABN KLIMATISATIE · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1996
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Trade name of EUROPEAN TRANSLATION CONSORTIUM · Nijmegen · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk Brussel · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1998
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Nursing and midwifery · Les Bons Villers · since 2016
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Luxemburg · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of LTA BXL · Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · Vosselaar · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of MBKN · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2007