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.
“SHAKEST”
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 beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2025
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2000
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Name of Food for the soul · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jette · since 2017
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of SPIKE COMMUNICATIONS · Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Brakel · since 2018
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Brussel · since 1986
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Elsene · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1997
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Advertising agencies · Erpe-Mere · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Herstal · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food · since 2025
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 1978
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Advertising agencies · Nivelles · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2010
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Computer programming · Morlanwelz · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of T EN T · Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 1987
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Cafés and bars · De Panne · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 2023