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.
“WIN - TIP”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2015
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Groothandel in spijsoliën en -vetten · since 2010
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Ukkel · since 1988
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of LOUISSE&DECLERCQ · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Malle · since 2003
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Abbreviation of NeWIN · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herstal · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · Bastogne · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Durbuy · since 2020
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of OFFICE EUROPEEN DE PROMOTION ET DE MARKETING INDUSTRIEL · Computer programming · Jette · since 1981
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Real estate agency activities · La Hulpe · since 1990
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Assesse · since 1992
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pelt · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2026
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Amsterdam · since 1987
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Joinery installation · Tienen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Winters Industrial Technology · Business and other management consultancy · Maaseik · since 1992
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Oss · since 1993
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Heuvelland · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Koksijde · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Finishing of textiles · Theux · since 2025