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.
“TOBIM”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Rumst · since 2013
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Gent · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Waregem · since 1989
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Ans · since 1994
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Activities of building architects · Mortsel · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Aubel · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1997
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Full-service restaurants · Bever · since 2007
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Dour · since 2023
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Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Waregem · since 1971
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Elsene · since 1988
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1988
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Gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten op het gebied van weg- en waterbouw · since 2025
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Malle · since 2008
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Interior design · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Construction of roads and motorways · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Trainers Organisatie Boogschieten · Blankenberge · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Oosthoekmaatschappij voor Beheer van Immobiliën · Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1985
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Abbreviation of OOSTDUINKERKSE BOUW EN IMMOBILIEN MAATSCHAPPIJ · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Koksijde · since 1989
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Gent · since 1987
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1978
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Painting of buildings · since 2023