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.
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Painting of buildings · Lier · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Lessines · since 1996
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Painting of buildings · Liedekerke · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2026
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2024
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 1988
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2018
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Painting of buildings · Beringen · since 2025
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Wichelen · since 2022
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of JR HOLDING · General construction of residential buildings · Alveringem · since 1992
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Ciney · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · since 2008
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Web portal activities · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2026
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Other personal services · Willebroek · since 2024
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Activities of interior architects · Halle · since 2001
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2017
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Floor and wall tiling · Aarschot · since 2020
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Forging of metal · since 2025
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2024