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.
“TOBARA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2012
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Computer programming · Brugge · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 2025
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Dr. JAN NOORDSIJ · Nutrition and dietetics services · Büllingen · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Wavre · since 2025
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1987
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL ANESTHESIA · Leuven · since 2001
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Moorslede · since 2003