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.
“VIJF”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Roeselare · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Literary creation · Oostende · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Turnhout · since 2010
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Genk · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · since 1992
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Keerbergen · since 2016
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Construction of roads and motorways · Ieper · since 2020
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Dental practice · Balen · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Lommel · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Maldegem · since 1994
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Other education · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Mechelen · since 2005
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Other education · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Other business support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Deinze · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Willebroek · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · since 2022