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.
“TOOLSEN”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Jabbeke · since 2021
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 1989
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of Bedrijvencentrum De Eiken · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brecht · since 1975
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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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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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Hasselt · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 1997
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Vorst · since 1919
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Oostende · since 2016
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Psychology services · since 2016
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Willebroek · since 2022
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Anderlecht · since 2020
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since 2025
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Forging of metal · since 2016