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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of SYNCHRO KLUB DE FLAMINGO'S · Zwevegem · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Skafos · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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HOUTEN · since 2023
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Abbreviation of STUDIEKRING FALERISTIEK · Gent · since 2005
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Abbreviation of SHITO KARATE FAMENNE · Hotton · since 2006
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Göteborg · since 1907
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of SHOTOKAN KARATE FEDERATION BELGIUM · Wevelgem · since 2006
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Site preparation · Courcelles · since 2002
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Abbreviation of SKROEFT · Photography, excluding press photography · Gent · since 2017
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Physiotherapy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of SUKASA · Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 2021
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Roofing work · Hoogstraten · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023
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Abbreviation of SOLEIL KIMPWANZA · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of ASK · Advertising agencies · Lummen · since 2008
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Safari Kongo · Brussel · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Temse · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Swirlin Kaos · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Sociale Kermesse · Seraing · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2026