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.
“Scenario”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Ukkel · since 2023
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Book publishing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2013
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Elsene · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · Koekelberg · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Moorslede · since 2014
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Ukkel · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of ACS EVENTS · Cafés and bars · Zaventem · since 2017
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Scenario Instituut Vlaanderen · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1988
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Sound recording · Brussel · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Putte · since 2019
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Antwerpen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Production of cinema films · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2020
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Beloeil · since 2010
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wingene · since 2022
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Psychology services · Vorst · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2021