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.
“SHAPE Group”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Kuurne · since 2020
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020
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Painting of buildings · Tielt · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoutleeuw · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of ONTWERPBURO SHAPE · Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL · Travel agency activities · Brussel · since 1998
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2007
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Hoofdkwartier van de Geallieerde Opperbevelhebber in Europa · Activiteiten van extraterritoriale organisaties en instanties · Mons · since 1983
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2023
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Yuba Agency · Advertising agencies · Ciney · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2017
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Sports and recreation education · since 1991
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Waterloo · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2005
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Ternat · since 2025
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Aalst · since 2026
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Insurance agents and brokers · Gent · since 2022
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Site preparation · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Begijnendijk · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of CPE GROUP SA · Other printing · luxembourg · since 2010
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Kortrijk · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Roofing work · Zaventem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of International Protective Equipment Group · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Aalter · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wavre · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 2025
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · Brugge · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of E-GROUP MANAGEMENT · Public relations and communication consultancy · Tervuren · since 2004
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Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · Wavre · since 2012
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Freight transport by road · since 2023