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.
“TKS”
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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General construction of residential buildings · Vosselaar · since 2017
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Abbreviation of The Kicks · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Pepingen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of TKS & ASSOCIATES · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Jette · since 2023
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Abbreviation of THE KANESSA SHOP · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of TREINKLUB STEPHENSON · Oostende · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Zaventem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Tielt · since 2008
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Plumbing work · since 2022
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Tintigny · since 2000
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Other construction installation · Gent · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Tom Kuppens · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of THUISDIENST KINEGRO · Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Sint-Niklaas · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Thuisverpleging Kasterlee · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Tekno-Family · Other social work without accommodation · Schaarbeek · since 2023