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.
“STEVEN MAES”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Event catering · since 2015
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Demolition · Avelgem · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2008
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Torhout · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of DKI · Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2005
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Tielt · since 2011
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Other education · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Namur · since 1968
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Wijchen · since 1978
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brakel · since 1987
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Pig breeding farms · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1988
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Fitness centres · Putte · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of AUTOCENTER STEVENS · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lochristi · since 1998
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 1974
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Computer programming · since 2013
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Painting of buildings · Beerse · since 2013
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Lokeren · since 2014
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Zottegem · since 2015
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Tyre services · Wingene · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Hoogstraten · since 2017
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1995
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2009
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Plumbing work · Hulshout · since 2004
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2011
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since 1991
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Machining of metals · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · Beerse · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of Ernesto · Other non-specialised retail sale · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1992
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Schilde · since 2017
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Event catering · Mol · since 2022
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2006
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Support activities for crop production · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · since 2004
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · General electrical installation work · Hove · since 2008
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Raising of horses and other equines · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of RIKE’S · Nursing and midwifery · Waregem · since 2015
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Other legal services · Antwerpen · since 2018