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.
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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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Linköping · since 2004
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Funeral services · Wevelgem · since 2000
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1989
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Kontich · since 2013
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Nivelles · since 2016
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1986
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Activities of head offices · Gistel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2006
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General cleaning of buildings · Schoten · since 2017
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Genk · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Gingelom · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Geraardsbergen · since 2021
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Visual arts creation · Beerse · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Blankenberge · since 2026
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Abbreviation of SERAING ATHLETISME · Andere drinkgelegenheden · Seraing · since 1985
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE COOPERATIVE D'EXPLOITATION RADIOPHONIQUE · Liège · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Studio Evo Records · Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Saint-Nicolas · since 2020
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Ukkel · since 1968
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2016
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Harelbeke · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2018
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Pont-à-Celles · since 2010
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brussel · since 2004
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Employment placement agencies · Rumst · since 2024
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Tervuren · since 1988
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Abbreviation of SANI-ELEC RENOVE · Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2017