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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2019
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Dilbeek · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of THE WHALE · Retail sale of household furniture · Gent · since 2019
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Brussel · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kalmthout · since 1991
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Wholesale of other food products · Nijlen · since 1994
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Painting of buildings · Haacht · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Hooglede · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2015
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 1983
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Antwerpen · since 2013
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Physiotherapy · since 2019
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ArcelorMittal Belgium Recycling · Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Gent · since 2022
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Zulte · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Olen · since 2007
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Schoten · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Haaltert · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2006
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of VANDEPUTTE - MAES · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zwevegem · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Universiteit voor het Maatschappelijk Belang · Other membership organisations · Hasselt · since 2016
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Abbreviation of UNIMAX · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Literary creation · Vorst · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Tourist information services · Mechelen · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Poperinge · since 2021
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Plumbing work · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Plumbing work · since 2012
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2007