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.
“Rink”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Operation of sports facilities · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1966
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Construction of roads and motorways · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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since 1989
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2018
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Paris · since 2023
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Kalmthout · since 1997
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Web portal activities · Beringen · since 2022
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since 2008
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Abbreviation of Rinkven International Golf Club · Operation of sports facilities · Schilde · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of DSV-Rioolservice · Plumbing work · Rumst · since 2022
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Liège · since 2003
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Dentergem · since 1991
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Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Heuvelland · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 1993
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2017
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Wholesale of other household goods · since 1994
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Dendermonde · since 2013
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aarschot · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2016
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Activities of business and employers' organisations · Evere · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of H.I.L. · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Scholengroep impact · Gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs ingericht door de Gemeenschappen · Brugge · since 1999
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of 3Wplus Kinderopvang · Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Asse · since 2007
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of NEW LA PAIX · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Evere · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Oudergem · since 2024
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Translation services · Mons · since 2006
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Charleroi · since 2007