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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Lochristi · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Zottegem · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Harlo · Hairdressing and barber services · Herk-de-Stad · since 2002
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Hairdressing and barber services · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2008
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of DePooterL · Physiotherapy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of LAEVERS · Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Diest · since 2004
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Ieper · since 1998
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Other business support services · Grimbergen · since 2019
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Book publishing · Elsene · since 1992
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Development of residential building projects · Brecht · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Wichelen · since 2022
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of ELITE · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of VICE VERSA TRAININGSCENTRUM · Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Halle · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Naets Hospitality · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Zoersel · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of VICE VERSA RESTAURANT LIEGE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2025
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Other social work without accommodation · Namur · since 1983
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Frit Masters · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rijkevorsel · since 2020