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.
“THEBAUT”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Malmedy · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2016
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2025
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2016
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Other human health activities · since 2015
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2011
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of lawyers · Lierde · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of VYDEBO · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1995
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Name of ANN DE CLERCQ & C° · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of ROOTZ MARKET · Other retail sale of food · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2002
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Abbreviation of The Belgian - American Cultural Exchange · Other membership organisations · Gent · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Kenny de Bruyn · Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Stekene · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of REYNERS-SCHEPERS · Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2005
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of ISTATE · Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Wijnegem · since 2018
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 1992
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Maaseik · since 2021
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Other sports activities · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Abbreviation of CV THEBO · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Youth work associations · Maasmechelen · since 1999
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Roofing work · Lommel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of THE BROTHERS UNITED · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2024
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2024