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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Nazareth · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Delaware-New Castle County · since 1997
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Andouillé (Mayenne) · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of FESSIA · Full-service restaurants · Gembloux · since 1987
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Kasterlee · since 1992
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Other business support services · Dentergem · since 1992
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Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Waregem · since 2023
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Turnhout · since 2010
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Landscape service activities · Oudenaarde · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2007
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General medical practice · Leuven · since 2023
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mouscron · since 2014
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Other education · Herent · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Tervuren · since 2023
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Other specialised design activities · Leuven · since 2008
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · Hoeilaart · since 2026
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Anderlecht · since 2001
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE DROIT D'AUTEUR DES JOURNALISTES - JOURNALISTEN AUTEURSMAATSCHAPPIJ · Uitgeven van kranten · Brussel · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2012
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Ukkel · since 1986
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Ronse · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2022
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Schilde · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2020
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General cleaning of buildings · Nieuwpoort · since 2011