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.
“SM ACTL”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Ans · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of FEDERATION SPORTIVE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT OFFICIEL SUBVENTIONNE · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Brussel · since 1984
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Sint Michielse Atletiek Club · Brugge · since 1969
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Abbreviation of S.M.A.C. /Service social et Mouvement d'Actions culturelles · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Model Aero Club · Sint-Truiden · since 1976
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Abbreviation of SAMBRE ET MEUSE ATHLETIQUE CLUB · Namur · since 1987
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Retail sale of games and toys · Comblain-au-Pont · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Wielsbeke · since 2014
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Roofing work · ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Saint-Ghislain · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ittre · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kontich · since 2017
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2019