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 Plug”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Hoeilaart · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2019
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Mons · since 2016
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Other education · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Hoeilaart · since 2020
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Zaventem · since 2012
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Other personal services · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Het Boerenijsje · Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Wuustwezel · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2024
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Handel in elektriciteit · Destelbergen · since 2015
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2023
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Event catering · Hasselt · since 2018
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2020