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.
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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GUINGLANGE · since 2015
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Schaarbeek · since 1975
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General construction of residential buildings · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Maasmechelen · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · since 1978
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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since 1990
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Lyon · since 1995
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Diest · since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Source IT Right Advisory & Consulting · Other business support services · Evere · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Stekene · since 2022
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Ans · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2023
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COLOMBES · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Grez-Doiceau · since 2003
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2024
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2025