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.
“STUMA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Heers · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Studio deMAX! · Londerzeel · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Baelen · since 2022
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Finishing of textiles · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Heuvelland · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Geel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Société de Travaux industriels et de manutention Sarl · Joeuf · since 1977
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ohey · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2025
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Zaventem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · since 2014
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Sound recording · since 2025
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Charleroi · since 2012
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Brussel · since 2024
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Machining of metals · Staden · since 2001
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2023
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Other education · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Koloniaal Studie-Comite · Antwerpen · since 1945
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Eupen · since 2000
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Screed work · Willebroek · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Asse · since 2014