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.
“SELECTION OCCASION”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lincent · since 2004
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Liège · since 1950
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1960
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Vermogensbeheer · Haaltert · since 2011
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · since 2013
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General electrical installation work · Berlaar · since 1984
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of OT INVEST · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Liège · since 2019
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Evere · since 2007
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Visé · since 1993
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of "SEARCH & SELECTION", ADVIESBUREAU VOOR WERVING EN SELECTIE, "SEARCH & SELECTION - BUREAU- CONSEIL EN RECRUTEMENT ET SELECTION · Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of SEARCH en SELECTION ANTWERPEN · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Employment placement agencies · since 1988
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Employment placement agencies
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Activities of holding companies · Pelt · since 2015
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Haaltert · since 1983
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Removal services · since 2015