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.
“THELEME”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1981
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Combined facilities support activities · Trooz · since 2005
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Operation of sports facilities · Ath · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 1974
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other information technology and computer services · Herenthout · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Bad Laer · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Menen · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Landen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of DHOW CONSULT · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1982
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Vosselaar · since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · Halle · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of THEO · Activities of holding companies · Tournai · since 2007