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
35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Ernesto · Other non-specialised retail sale · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1992
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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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Computer programming · since 2013
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2019
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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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Abbreviation of STEWARD TEAM SERVICES EVENTS · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Seraing · since 2014
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Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Izegem · since 2016
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2009
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Vielsalm · since 2025
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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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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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Genk · since 2019
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Event catering · since 2022
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Tienen · since 2007
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Schoten · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of RIKE’S · Nursing and midwifery · Waregem · since 2015
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Web portal activities · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Namur · since 1968
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Stabroek · since 2013
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Ath · since 2014
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Wichelen · since 2019
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Event catering · Brugge · since 2023
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Football clubs · Aubel · since 2007
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Geraardsbergen · since 2007
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Name of an establishment · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Remicourt · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brugge · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2025
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Operation of fairground attractions · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2026
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Other legal services · Antwerpen · since 2018