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.
“SCHODEP”
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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Other tax advisory services · Moorslede · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 1991
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Day nurseries and crèches · Gent · since 2022
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Pig breeding farms · Kortenaken · since 2022
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Raising of dairy cattle · Philippeville · since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Malle · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Schorvoort Leeft · Turnhout · since 2009
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Lier · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Société d'Exploitation de Pensions · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1983