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
26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Sint-Truiden · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of DARCIS · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Nieuwpoort · since 1977
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2013
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · Liège · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Kerridge Commercial Systems Belgium · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Name of Peter Hulsmans · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · De Haan · since 2008
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Zedelgem · since 2005
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Painting of buildings · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Veurne · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · Hooglede · since 2026
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Etterbeek · since 1988
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Production of cinema films · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Wevelgem · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maaseik · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2014
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Other business support services · Roeselare · since 2016
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Vicus Nerviorum · Other education · Enghien · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Hasselt · since 2022
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Diepenbeek · since 2023
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Burg-Reuland · since 2008
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Real estate agency activities · Aalst · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2011
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE PATIENTENVERENIGING VOOR INCONTINENTIE EN RETENTIE VOOR URINE EN/OF STOELGANG · Deinze · since 2004
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Aalten · since 2017
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Temse · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2013
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2017
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Activities of building architects · Zoutleeuw · since 2009