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.
“Raynbow”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2022
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Other retail sale of new goods · Charleroi · since 1976
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Ukkel · since 1984
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Anderlecht · since 1988
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Gent · since 1989
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Dilbeek · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · since 1990
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1985
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2001
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1993
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2006
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Brussel · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2023
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Brugge · since 1993
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · since 2011
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2014