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.
“THE NECTAR”
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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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Heusden-Zolder · since 2006
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Liège · since 2013
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 1979
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2025
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Le nectar de liberté · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Neufchâteau · since 2023