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.
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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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Beernem · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2006
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2014
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of IDEWE - Externe dienst voor Preventie en Bescherming op het werk · General medical practice · Leuven · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of Rebelle · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Brussel · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of S-Sport · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Brussel · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of DE SPRONG · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Meerhout · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of Cantata · Other retail sale of food · Schilde · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of BD MEDIA · Advertising agencies · Bornem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BD LOG · Logistics services · Bornem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of De Algemene Centrale ABVV Gewest Mechelen+Kempen · Activiteiten van vakbonden · Mechelen · since 1990
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Brugge · since 2006
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2023
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Other construction installation · Kasterlee · since 2019