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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Manufacture of beer · Menen · since 2011
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Zaventem · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1998
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Gent · since 2014
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Computer programming · Aarschot · since 2016
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Edegem · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Oupeye · since 1979
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Eeklo · since 1985
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2014
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Reparatie en onderhoud van civiele schepen · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Hoeilaart · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Etterbeek · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Zaventem · since 2023
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Bouw van civiele schepen en drijvend materieel · Aalst · since 2023
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Mixed farming · Landen · since 2010
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2025
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Gent · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 1981
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wavre · since 2020
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brecht · since 2007
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Machining of metals · Ukkel · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Organisation bénévole d'Art et Technique · Oudergem · since 1972
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General construction of residential buildings · Liège · since 2017