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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · De Panne · since 1999
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Lokeren · since 1948
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Maasmechelen · since 1997
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Heusden-Zolder · since 1974
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lede · since 1978
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Event catering · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of MARKT 21 · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Brecht · since 1984
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Anderlecht · since 1999
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Antwerpen · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of STORM OOSTENDE · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of McQueen · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2004
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Wervik · since 2024
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Event catering · since 2024
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of WANDEL EN SPORTVERENIGING DE STORMVOGELS · Oostende · since 2004