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.
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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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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Thuin · since 2021
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Kraainem · since 1999
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mechelen · since 2001
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Jette · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of FRIENDS 1380 · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lasne · since 2013
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Plumbing work · since 2026
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Abbreviation of FRONTING RESEARCH INNOVATION AND EDUCATION FOR NEUROSURGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOPHISTICATION · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of YELENA · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2022
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Site preparation · since 2020
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Menen · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of FADI FR · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2017
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of AURROC · Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Châtelet · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · since 2009
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Kasterlee · since 2008
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Book publishing · Waterloo · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Waremme · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023
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Activiteiten van incasso- en kredietbureaus · Blankenberge · since 2005
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2026
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Inland freight water transport · Liège · since 2001
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Event catering · since 2009