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.
“The Bee Tree”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of DERCON · Business and other management consultancy · Oudenburg · since 2000
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2001
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lummen · since 2021
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2017
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Brussel · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2014
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Computer programming · Mortsel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of The Real Estate Effect · Elsene · since 2025
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Herent · since 1988
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Youth work associations · Maasmechelen · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2007
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Trade name of CBV Groep · General electrical installation work · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Boom · since 2023