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.
“WARID”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Leuven · since 2016
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Waregem · since 2011
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2011
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Other postal and courier activities · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Schaarbeek · since 2007
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Wuustwezel · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2017
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Abbreviation of War and Remembrance · Zulte · since 2011
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Zurich · since 1971
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 1975
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Malle · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Eupen · since 2021
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 2005
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Brugge · since 2000
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2022
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Other retail sale of food · Brussel · since 2022