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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Technisch Instituut Sint-Jozef-Overpelt · Pelt · since 1922
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Antwerpen · since 1979
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KRIMPEN AAN DEN IJSSEL · since 1934
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Trade name of TAPA7 · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other business support services · Schilde · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Stadsontwikkelingsbedrijf Ronse · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Ronse · since 2011
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
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Real estate agency activities · since 2020
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · As · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BDP International · Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1978
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Market research and public opinion polling · Duffel · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Take Initiative · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of TRANSIT' INSERT · Hannut · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Team Impact · Liège · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ASBL Time In · La Bruyère · since 2010
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Abbreviation of The Impulse · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Aalter · since 2025
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Abbreviation of TAFELROND INVEST · Activities of head offices · Oostende · since 2026
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Abbreviation of TERRA INCOGNITA · Verviers · since 2015