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
47 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oudenaarde · since 2008
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Oostende · since 1984
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Halle · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1979
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Other sports activities · since 2003
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Tourist information services · since 2009
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Cafés and bars · since 2011
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Activities of interior architects · since 2026
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since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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since 1996
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2004
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Mouscron · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Other retail sale of food · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · since 1971
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since 1991
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · since 2023
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Dental practice · since 1998
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Literary creation · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2015
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2018
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Veterinary services · since 1992
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Mixed farming · since 2014
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since 1995
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Other business support services · since 2010
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2012
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2007
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Vocational training · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · since 2016
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Vocational training · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2017
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2018
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Maarkedal · since 1977
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Gent · since 2024
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Other financial services · Gent · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Oudenaarde · since 2012
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Kruisem · since 1967
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 1997
Names that resemble it 1 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · Kortenberg · since 2013