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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Operation of fairground attractions · Lede · since 2022
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre de coordination Vivre à Domicile Brabant Wallon · Nutrition and dietetics services · Wavre · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Alcohol- en andere Drugproblemen · Other social work without accommodation · Schaarbeek · since 1982
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Essen · since 1989
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1995
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Geel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Veld aan de overkant · Leuven · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Dessel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Vastgoed Aan de Stroom · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Nieuwpoort · since 2019
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Gavere · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · Grobbendonk · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Zottegem · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2023
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Tournai · since 2011
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2005
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Site preparation · Kalmthout · since 2025