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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Boechout · since 2014
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · Leuven · since 1983
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Cafés and bars · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of H2O RENOVATION · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Brussel · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Cafés and bars · since 2007
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Kasterlee · since 2019
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Brasschaat · since 1979
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Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1980
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Haacht · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ravels · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of De Smid · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Linter · since 2000
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since 2016
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Cafés and bars · since 2017
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2019
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Evergem · since 2020
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · since 2025
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Other information technology and computer services · Waimes · since 2011
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Raising of other animals · Tienen · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Mortsel · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leopoldsburg · since 2026
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Abbreviation of vereniging voor Samenwerking rond Preventie in het kader van Opvoeding en Onderwijs Regio Brugge · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Brugge · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of APASH ALI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Slakweide · Buying and selling of own real estate · Maasmechelen · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Spo-DiRo · Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Staden · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2018
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2010
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Zandhoven · since 2024
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Abbreviation of The Spoon Strategy · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Duinhelm · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Oostende · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of OTC · Other building finishing work · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1995
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · Ieper · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2001
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Wavre · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bastogne · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Hoeilaart · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Putte · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of PADE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of MK SERVICES TRADING · Freight transport by road · since 2017