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.
“TROLL”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Media representation · Elsene · since 1998
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Messancy · since 2012
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
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Landeck 6300 · since 1976
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Verviers · since 2016
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Leuven · since 1970
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Business and other management consultancy · Aartselaar · since 2012
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Deinze · since 2020
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Zemst · since 2022
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Trade name of B-Materials · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Olen · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of BRASSERIE TROLL & BUSH ATH · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 1968
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Verviers · since 2021
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1984
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Landscape service activities · since 2006
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Logistics services · since 2005
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Abbreviation of TYRE RECYCLING OVERPELT · Pelt · since 2004
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jodoigne · since 2006
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Sound recording · since 2021
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2024
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Jodoigne · since 2019
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Joinery installation · since 2020