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.
“TOPSHOTS”
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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Productie van televisiefilms · Mortsel · since 2017
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1997
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Grimbergen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2024
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Tournai · since 2022
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of PAK WAY · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Colfontaine · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of HARPAL · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Farciennes · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of GENCO B · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Wemmel · since 2020
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Other business support services · Dilbeek · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aarschot · since 2004
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Charleroi · since 1991
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Geel · since 1993
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of P. Tops · Business and other management consultancy · Wijnegem · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Hasselt · since 2010
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Raising of dairy cattle · Lille · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · since 2005
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BULDUK · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel · Oud-Turnhout · since 2007
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Halle · since 2025
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2025
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Hasselt · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of SUKHY · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2017