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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of interior architects · Ukkel · since 1995
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Socio-cultural adult education · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2019
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Other retail sale of food · Overijse · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Rijkevorsel · since 2018
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Anderlecht · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2020
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2022
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sports and recreation education · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2024
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Edegem · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Usine de Production des Synthétiques industriels · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1961