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.
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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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other information technology and computer services · Ukkel · since 2024
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Site preparation · Kortenberg · since 1981
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2013
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Nursing and midwifery · Maldegem · since 2020
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Studie en Ontwikkelingscentrum Kempen · Turnhout · since 1989
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · since 2011
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ALESUND · since 2015
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Event catering · Geel · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Estinnes · since 2022
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Halle · since 2013
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Sports and recreation education · Halle · since 2016
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Plumbing work · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leuven · since 2006