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
32 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Overige diensten in verband met het maken van geluidsopnamen · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Messancy · since 1995
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Activities of building architects · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oudenburg · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 1983
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Hotels and similar accommodation
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · since 2016
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Other printing · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · since 2001
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · Oudenaarde · since 2021
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of In Beweging · Office administrative and support services · Kortemark · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2007
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Advertising agencies · Beernem · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Mortsel · since 1993
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Oostende · since 2002
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Activities of building architects · Linkebeek · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Kapellen · since 2017
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Aarschot · since 2009
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Waregem · since 2013
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Graphic design and visual communication · Boechout · since 2013
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Uitgeven van computerspellen · since 2025
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Other printing · since 2026
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Kuurne · since 1973
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Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1988
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1986
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Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1983
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 1984
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · Brugge · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bonheiden · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1990
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 1987
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Joinery installation · Kuurne · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2020
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Begijnendijk · since 2020
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Kampenhout · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Schelle · since 2003
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Roeselare · since 2005
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Brugge · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Meerhout · since 2025
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Development of non-residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Middelkerke · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · Gent · since 2026