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.
“Simons, Manfred”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Kortenberg · since 1998
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Activities of lawyers · Hasselt · since 2001
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Real estate agency activities · since 2017
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Kortenberg · since 2006
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of COIFFURE JFS · Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 1999
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Maaseik · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2013
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Joinery installation · since 1989
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since 1972
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since 1977
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since 1970
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2005
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Painting of buildings · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2018
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Other sports activities · since 2020
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · Frameries · since 1998
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 1969
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2010
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since 1989
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since 2024
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Lievegem · since 1993
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Other education · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2003