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.
“ULTRAVIOLET”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brussel · since 1979
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Advertising agencies · Jodoigne · since 1994
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Genappe · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Specialist medical practice · Hasselt · since 2020
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Insulation installation · since 2012
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Esneux · since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Vorst · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Kasteelhoeve Gasterbos · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Diepenbeek · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of ELAB CONSULTING · Vocational training · Lier · since 2018
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Floor and wall tiling · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2004
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Vermogensbeheer · Turnhout · since 2015
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2021
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Leuven · since 1978
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025