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.
“Sign.be”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of timber · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of FOTONS · Other printing · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kasterlee · since 2004
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Brussel · since 2020
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of Belle Screen · Drukken van dagbladen · Aalter · since 1990
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Other business support services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Knokke-Heist · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of AUTOMATED SIGN MACHINERY · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1987
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Advertising agencies · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1989
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · Dendermonde · since 1998
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waregem · since 1998
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Ranst · since 1999
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Advertising agencies · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of WVS-DigiPrint · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Zandhoven · since 2015
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Literary creation · Etterbeek · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Liège · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Brugge · since 2010
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Construction of roads and motorways · Willebroek · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of ADMEVA · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Geel · since 2006
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · Tielt-Winge · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Gent · since 2026
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Wetteren · since 1978