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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2023
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Computer programming · Herentals · since 2025
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Construction of roads and motorways · Mouscron · since 2017
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1982
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Opwijk · since 1978
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1997
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2014
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Office administrative and support services · Ieper · since 2015
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Other business support services · since 1998
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Cafés and bars · Tienen · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Edegem · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2012
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Ukkel · since 1969