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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1986
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Market research and public opinion polling · Hoeilaart · since 2007
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Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · since 2009
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Advertising agencies · Schoten · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · Ronse · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2011
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Other information service activities · Gent · since 2023
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of TARO · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Roeselare · since 1996
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Name of ECONBOUW · General construction of residential buildings · Waregem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Xandress Invest · Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schilde · since 2021
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Kortrijk · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Stripbib De 9de Kunst · Meise · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 1998
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Abbreviation of STRIX MANAGEMENT CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Boom · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · since 2016
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Zandhoven · since 2025
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Lille · since 1996