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.
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nursing and midwifery · Colfontaine · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Dour · since 2021
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Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Sambreville · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bouillon · since 1993
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Abbreviation of REGIONALE ATLETIEKVERENIGINGEN MECHELEN · Mechelen · since 2000
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Roeselare · since 2014
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Leuven · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Herent · since 2014
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Event catering · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Rapid Assistant Magnet · Lier · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Roofing work · Hasselt · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Blankenberge · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 2005
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General cleaning of buildings · Evergem · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Haaltert · since 1987
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Dental practice · Herent · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Tielt-Winge · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ramillies · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Research in Advanced Medical Informatics and Telematics · Other research and development on natural sciences · Oosterzele · since 1991
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Elsene · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2022