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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2013
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Anderlecht · since 2019
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other membership organisations · Boom · since 2020
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Wingene · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Ronse · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
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Dental practice · Anderlecht · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Heirloom Ventures · Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2022
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Abbreviation of SAFETY TOOLS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY · Wholesale of machine tools · Aartselaar · since 1982
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Lasne · since 1989
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE THEATRES POUR L'ACHAT ET LA RESERVATION DE TICKETS - SAMENWERKENDE THEATERS VOOR AANKOOP EN DE RESERVATIE VAN TICKETS · Brussel · since 1987
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Artos · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Etterbeek · since 1999
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Abbreviation of FONDS D'INVESTISSEMENT DANS LES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES "St'art" · Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · Leuven · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Wommelgem · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2003
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Brugge · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Security, Talent development And Resilience · Landen · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nivelles · since 2020
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Roeselare · since 1991
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014