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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Visual arts creation · Antwerpen · since 2015
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Pajottegem · since 1990
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Dentergem · since 2004
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Roosdaal · since 2001
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Production of cinema films · Brasschaat · since 2022
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Anderlecht · since 1970
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Mol · since 1975
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2013
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Ganshoren · since 2014
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Other retail sale of food · since 1988
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1995
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2005
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Other construction installation · Hannut · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Lummen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Leven in Christus Tegenwoordigheid · Activities of religious organisations · Oudenaarde · since 1991