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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since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Herk-de-Stad · since 2016
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Detailhandel in boeken · Grez-Doiceau · since 2015
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Fédération Européenne pour l'Intercommunicabilité Linguistique · Soignies · since 1990
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Heusden-Zolder · since 2014
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Advertising agencies · Elsene · since 2021
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Zandhoven · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Blégny · since 2011
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Other education · since 2024
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Roofing work · Pont-à-Celles · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of ONE VISION PRODUCTION · Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Wemmel · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Société Commerciale et Industrielle · Kinshasa · since 1970
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Antwerpen · since 1984
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Gieten van ijzer · Herstal · since 1988
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Event catering · Elsene · since 2021