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.
“SWAPS”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of Remateria · Other information service activities · Schilde · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Retail sale of household furniture · Ukkel · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Elsene · since 2020
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Duffel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lubbeek · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Other software publishing · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Segway Antwerpen · Other amusement and recreation activities · Leuven · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of Architype · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Nassogne · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of MMI COM LTD · DOVER, KENT · since 2003
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of SABENA WORLD AIRLINES · Travel agency activities · Brussel · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Schilderwerken Wilmot Alex · Painting of buildings · Gent · since 2020