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.
“TIDES”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Schilde · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 1996
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 1988
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Insulation installation · since 2015
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2017
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Beheer en instandhouding van natuurreservaten · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Stekene · since 2019
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2024
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Luxembourg · since 2014
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tielt · since 2023
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Wemmel · since 2025
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Trade name of Mouvement dynastique belge - Belgische Dynastiebeweging · Silly · since 1989
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1995
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Anderlecht · since 1997
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Anthisnes · since 2017
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Other technical testing and analysis · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Information et de Documentation sur L'Europe sociale · Etterbeek · since 1991
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · Diepenbeek · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 2015
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Painting of buildings · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Kapellen · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Evergem · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2025
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Zottegem · since 1989
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · since 1991
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Activities of building architects · Hooglede · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wervik · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 1993
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2020