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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of SALES and MARKETING DEVELOPMENT · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1984
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oudergem · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Strategic Marketing Dev · Advertising agencies · Grimbergen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Stevens Moors Decoratie · Painting of buildings · Laakdal · since 2010
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Abbreviation of CLEAN PEINTRES SERVICES · General electrical installation work · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van andere textielproducten, n.e.g. · since 2021
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Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Leuven · since 1984
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Abbreviation of STROSSE MEDICAL DEVICES PROJECTS · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Aarschot · since 2009
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 1982
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Société Médicale Docteur REMY · Brugelette · since 2017
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Abbreviation of SEMI-MARATHON DEMONS · Mons · since 2017
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE MIXTE DE DEVELOPPEMENT IMMOBILIER · Development of residential building projects · Liège · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2011
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Damiaanscouts Wilsele · Leuven · since 1962
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE MEDICALE DU DOCTEUR OLIVIER MARIEVOET · Gerpinnes · since 2000
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE MEDICALE DU DOCTEUR CUVELIER PIERRE · General medical practice · Gerpinnes · since 2003
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Specialist medical practice · Remicourt · since 2025
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Abbreviation of AISNE ET MEUSE · Erezée · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2013
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Abbreviation of SISTER MAY · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Roeselare · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Paroisse Orthodoxe Sainte Marina · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Mechelen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Sport Mixte ASBL · Namur · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Les Bons Villers · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of SM JDN-BESIX SAM3 · Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Aalst · since 2024
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Abbreviation of SMART PROJECT · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Etablissement SADZOT-MICHAUX · Gedinne · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2017