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.
“VADEMAR”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Raising of sheep and goats · Sint-Niklaas · since 1990
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Aartselaar · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Lochristi · since 2020
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Abbreviation of DE VRIENDEN VAN DE ZIEKE NIERKINDEREN / LES AMIS DES ENFANTS MALADES RENAUX · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1990
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Translation services · Edegem · since 2002
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Combined facilities support activities · Veurne · since 1991
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Oostende · since 1993
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Spa · since 1988
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 1990
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Computer programming · Zandhoven · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 1990
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Nursing and midwifery · Roeselare · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Dessel · since 2014
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Tournai · since 2011
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Affligem · since 1988
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Activities of head offices · Waregem · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Kuurne · since 2017
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Retail sale of games and toys · Halle · since 1986
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Hasselt · since 1988
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Haaltert · since 1991
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Zandhoven · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2002
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Elsene · since 2002
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Olen · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Oud-Turnhout · since 2020
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2009
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Roeselare · since 2021
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Materials recovery from waste · since 1978
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Beersel · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Middelkerke · since 1993
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Brugge · since 1990
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Other building finishing work · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Gent · since 2012