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
40 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Blankenberge · since 1980
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Sucy-en-Brie · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of CERFVOLANT · Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 2013
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Wemmel · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Silly · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Halen · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · since 2022
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Dilbeek · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Pelt · since 2010
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Oudergem · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of CAVALLINO · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Ieper · since 1989
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Aalst · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2014
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 1994
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Vermogensbeheer · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of VALIBAS · Full-service restaurants · Roosdaal · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Wommelgem · since 2020
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Event catering · Veurne · since 2022
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Activiteiten van dagcentra voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap, met inbegrip van ambulante hulpverlening · Roeselare · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Gingelom · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Victor Joaillerie · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Charleroi · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Lier · since 2026
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Real estate agency activities · Grez-Doiceau · since 2000
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Advertising agencies · Nazareth · since 1990
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Namur · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Kuurne · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Victor H. Partners · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 2011
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Retail sale of household furniture · Aalter · since 2007
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Real estate agency activities · Hasselt · since 1992
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Wholesale of timber · Zutendaal · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Charleroi · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
Names that resemble it 17 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 · Grimbergen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VLAAMS INFORMATIECENTRUM VOOR TOEKOMSTIGE OUDERS · Pajottegem · since 2013
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Gent · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Victoria Conseils et Communications · Ukkel · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of SOFIREST · Full-service restaurants · Hoeilaart · since 1987
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1989
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Cafés and bars · since 1965
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1986
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · since 1996
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zedelgem · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2020
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Dental practice · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2004
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Abbreviation of VICTORIA ANTIQUES · Retail sale of antiques · Brugge · since 2004
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oostkamp · since 2004
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · La Bruyère · since 2004
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE ICT ORGANISATIE · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Waasmunster · since 2001