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.
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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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Ranst · since 2026
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Herzele · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of LARIX · Other amusement and recreation activities · Zoersel · since 1989
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Oudenburg · since 1964
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other sports activities · Stabroek · since 2000
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Operation of fairground attractions · BERGEN OP ZOOM · since 2022
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Tienen · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Harelbeke · since 1984
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Brecht · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Restart Ferries Oostende · Socio-cultural adult education · Oostende · since 2014
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Activiteiten van musea en collecties · since 2016
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2006
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Kasterlee · since 1991
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Finishing of textiles · since 2017
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Abbreviation of THEATRE ARTS · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Abbreviation of SAFETY TOOLS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY · Wholesale of machine tools · Aartselaar · since 1982
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Lasne · since 1989
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE THEATRES POUR L'ACHAT ET LA RESERVATION DE TICKETS - SAMENWERKENDE THEATERS VOOR AANKOOP EN DE RESERVATIE VAN TICKETS · Brussel · since 1987
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Artos · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Etterbeek · since 1999
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Abbreviation of FONDS D'INVESTISSEMENT DANS LES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES "St'art" · Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · Leuven · since 2009
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Brussel · since 2015
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1995
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Roeselare · since 1991
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014