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.
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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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Bredri · Full-service restaurants · Kuurne · since 2015
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Yvoir · since 2002
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Rotselaar · since 2008
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Brussel · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2005
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nogent-sur-Saine · since 1978
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Andere instellingen met huisvesting voor personen met een mentale handicap of psychiatrische problemen en voor drugs- en alcoholverslaafden · Yvoir · since 2005
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Elsene · since 2002
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Specialist medical practice · Ieper · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Souffle François Kasongo Mulenda · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2016
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Cultural education · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of LILLY INVEST · Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 2009
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Roeselare · since 1982
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Literary creation · since 2013
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Jalhay · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2025
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since 2001
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Psychology services · since 2014
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Wavre · since 2006
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Dental practice · Namur · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Hamont-Achel · since 1992
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Zonnebeke · since 1997
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2009
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Other retail sale of food · since 1997
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Vocational training · Geel · since 2004
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Landscape service activities · Haacht · since 2008
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Physiotherapy · since 2024