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.
“SPANAM”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Namur · since 1993
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Abbreviation of SOLIDARITE ET PATRIMOINE NAMUROIS · Namur · since 2002
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Computer programming · Vorst · since 2002
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Advertising agencies · Gembloux · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Juprelle · since 2021
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Service paramédical d'Aide aux Malades · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1983
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels
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Abbreviation of SPAN CONSULTING · Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2010
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Kapellen · since 2012
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Dendermonde · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · Overijse · since 1987
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Other tax advisory services · Waasmunster · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Groep Terryn Construct · Vervaardiging van fineer en van panelen op basis van hout · Oudergem · since 1968
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Herten · since 2020
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Moorslede · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Koekelare · since 2006
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Merchtem · since 2024