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.
“TRALALA”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2003
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Activiteiten van musea en collecties · since 1979
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Gent · since 1996
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2017
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Sports and recreation education · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Arlon · since 2018
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Event catering · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2019
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other social work without accommodation · Kortrijk · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of POLITIEZONE : BRUSSEL - ELSENE · Federale overheid · Brussel · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · Rijkevorsel · since 2015
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Site preparation · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Geel · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Liège · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2018
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Elsene · since 1971
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016