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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2022
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Forbach · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 1993
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Overijse · since 2002
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Other education · since 2021
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Funeral services · Stabroek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Société Immobilière Anversoise · Development of non-residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Section Belge de Solidarite Internationale Antifasciste · Brussel · since 1946
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE INTERNATIONALE D'ACHATS · Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 1992
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Abbreviation of SOZIALE INTEGRATION UND ALLTAGSHILFE · Algemeen welzijnswerk met huisvesting · Eupen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE IMMOBILIERE DES ACORES · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Secure Identity Alliance · Other information service activities · Brussel · since 2022
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Event catering · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Solidariteit in actie · Aalst · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Strategy Intelligence Advisor · Other business support services · Turnhout · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Sébastien Istasse Architecte · Activities of building architects · Liège · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Anderlecht · since 2009
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE INTERNATIONALE D'ARCHITECTURE (société d'architectes interprofessionnelle) · Activities of building architects · Steinfort · since 1995