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.
“THICA”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Niklaas · since 2009
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Brussel · since 1993
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brugge · since 2004
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Other information technology and computer services · Villers-la-Ville · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CHILDREN'S CARE RDC · Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening zonder huisvesting voor ouderen of personen met een handicap · Aalst · since 2015
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Harelbeke · since 1994
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Other business support services · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudenaarde · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2025
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Other business support services · Lier · since 2002
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wuustwezel · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Binche · since 2024
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Amsterdam · since 1984
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Liedekerke · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Bornem · since 2009
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Other business support services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2011
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Heuvelland · since 2012
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Development of residential building projects · Anzegem · since 2003
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Office administrative and support services · Retie · since 2025
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Dental practice · Amay · since 2015