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 Legends”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2018
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Enghien · since 2019
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Kapellen · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · Laarne · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Legends Vereniging voor Vertellers en Vrije Kunsten · Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Brugge · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Vilvoorde · since 2023
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2024
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Bad Laer · since 2024
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2019
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Anderlecht · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of JACQMAIN · Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2017