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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.

“THE GAMES”

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.

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  • 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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • THE GAMES same name
    Youth work associations · Ciney · since 2026
  • THE GAMES. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of BABELEIRE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
  • The James very similar
    Other personal services · Etterbeek · since 2014
  • The Gates very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2024
  • THE TRAVELER GAMES very similar
    Uitgeven van computerspellen · Kortrijk · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • The Gamestore (sole trader) similar
    Retail sale of games and toys · since 2004
  • THE GAMEPOST similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Izegem · since 2018
  • THE GAMEPLAN similar
    Computer programming · Waregem · since 2026
  • THEGAN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Diepenbeek · since 2023
  • T-Games (sole trader) similar
    Other retail sale of food · since 2015
  • The Game Corner similar
    Retail sale of games and toys · Gent · since 2026
  • THE GAMBLER similar
    Name of an establishment of GAMBLER · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kortrijk · since 1989
  • THE GAME FACTORY similar
    Name of an establishment of BREESCH XAVIER+DUMOULIN OLIVIER · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Haacht · since 1999
  • The Game Changer similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brussel · since 2020
  • TP-GAMES similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · Ans · since 2011
  • The Name of the Game similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of COACHING QUEST · Public relations and communication consultancy · Orp-Jauche · since 2015
  • THE GAME OF ROOMS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hotels and similar accommodation · Elsene · since 2018

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