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.
“Rik Cools”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Raising of other animals · Wingene · since 2014
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Construction of roads and motorways · Lommel · since 1986
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Retie · since 1997
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Cultural education · Menen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of BY COBRA · Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Izegem · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Halle · since 1980
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Residential Invest Kapellen · Mons · since 2022
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Stabroek · since 1986
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2012
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Computer programming · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2024