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.
“Red Rooster”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Torhout · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · Namur · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Productie van televisiefilms · Zottegem · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · Diksmuide · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of DEVG HORECA · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 2025
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Pluimveehouderijen, muv kippenkwekerijen · Tielt · since 2012
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Real Estate Dark Rock · Liège · since 2026
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Other construction installation · since 2013