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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2006
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Deinze · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Stad Deinze · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Deinze · since 2018
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Aalter · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Medeëigenaars gebouw @Vossen@ te Riemst(Zichem-Zussen-Bolder), Visésteenweg 221. · Riemst · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of EG Retail (Belgium) · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Antwerpen · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of Brepo · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Gent · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Deinze · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of EG SERVICES (Belgium) · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Kaprijke · since 2024