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.
“Retro Mania”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 2023
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2016
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Aartselaar · since 1985
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Harelbeke · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · since 1995
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Gistel · since 2018
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Ninove · since 1996
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1978
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Brussel · since 1985
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mol · since 2007
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Chièvres · since 2007
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2011
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1997
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Waregem · since 1993