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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · since 1989
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since 2008
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Moorslede · since 1980
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Menen · since 1986
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Plumbing work · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2021
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · since 2016
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since 1981
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · Leuven · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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since 2011
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Harelbeke · since 1975
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Glaszetten · since 1998
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since 2021
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Theux · since 2006
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2026