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.
“UP-StaP”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Physiotherapy · Staden · since 2023
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2019
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Bornem · since 1996
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Brugge · since 1997
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Other education · since 2020
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Trade name of PM BIKE REPAIR · Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Laakdal · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 2003
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Lievegem · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Turnhout · since 1987
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Assenede · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2026
Names that resemble it 7 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 · Verviers · since 2019
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mortsel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Union Belge de Propagande Sportive et Touristique · Brussel · since 1948
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Name of an establishment of M.D. SERVICES · Other specialised construction activities · Gent · since 2001