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.
“SARATOGA”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 1994
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Veterinary services · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Edegem · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Brussel · since 1988
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Koekelberg · since 2020
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Freight transport by road · Temse · since 2004
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2023
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rumst · since 1995
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Gent · since 1996
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Abbreviation of SAHARA · Dison · since 2014
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Willebroek · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Mikor · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2018
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Dental practice · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Steenokkerzeel · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bocholt · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2007
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Wholesale of other food products · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2019