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.
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Colfontaine · since 2026
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Bonheiden · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Elsene · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Oreye · since 2006
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Leuven · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Vosselaar · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of THEO · Activities of holding companies · Tournai · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of SPRL SOCIETE LAMINE · Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 2001
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Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Verhuur en lease van woon- en bureelcontainers en dergelijke accommodatie · Oudsbergen · since 2002
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Cultural education · Vorst · since 2015
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Abbreviation of THE LAB V.V.F.M. · Sports and recreation education · Lasne · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mechelen · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Mol · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 2021
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Other financial services · Kortenberg · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalter · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of BX PUB · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 2011
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Other software publishing · since 2011
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Other information technology and computer services · Namur · since 2007
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Brasschaat · since 2022