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.
“TOOLMAX”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Roeselare · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2006
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Harelbeke · since 2025
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Activities of notaries · Mol · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Computer programming · Boechout · since 1992
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 2014
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2015
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Plumbing work · Grobbendonk · since 2017
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2019
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Meise · since 2026