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.
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1978
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Lille · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2018
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1990
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Brecht · since 1994
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Other information technology and computer services · Schaarbeek · since 1999
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Ranst · since 2002
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Psychology services · Antwerpen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Société Belge Etam · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Etterbeek · since 1928
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Abbreviation of Union Nationale des Distributeurs Independants Specialises en Confort Menager · since 1961
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CLICHY · since 2015
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Abbreviation of DATA INVESTIGATION COMPANY EUROPE · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Asse · since 1989
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 1992
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Abbreviation of DIGESTIVE CANCERS EUROPE · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of DATA INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EXPERTS · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Liège · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brugge · since 2022