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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Site preparation · Braives · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mortsel · since 2025
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Herzele · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of FPJ GROEP · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waasmunster · since 2017
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 2020
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Activities of interior architects · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Lummen · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2026
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Computer programming · Chaudfontaine · since 1982
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Florennes · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 2021
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2015
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Teelt van druiven · since 2020
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Zottegem · since 1988
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Computer programming · Elsene · since 2001
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2024
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Charleroi · since 1960