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
26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Fonds des Affections Respiratoires · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1981
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1983
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Elsene · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Haaltert · since 1993
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Dental practice · Berlare · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of R & O LAB · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gembloux · since 2002
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Antwerpen · since 2002
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Development of residential building projects · Beloeil · since 2013
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Abbreviation of CENTRE ACADEMIQUE DE RECHERCHE ET D'EXPERIMENTATION EN SANTE · Other research and development on natural sciences · Liège · since 2013
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Development of non-residential building projects · Deinze · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-le-Comte · since 2018
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Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Zoersel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Katholieke Scholengemeenschap Regio Schelde vzw · Wetteren · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Computer programming · Wavre · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · Vorst · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2004
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2005
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Eeklo · since 2008
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Evergem · since 2005
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Goirle · since 2018
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Manufacture of outerwear · Destelbergen · since 2015
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Screed work · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Fona · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Leuven · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2000
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE DES ROBINETIERS EUROPEENS · Activities of holding companies · Herstal · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2014
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2020
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Erpe-Mere · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Real Estate Services · Land surveying · Beerse · since 2012
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Nijlen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of AARON RELATION ET ENCADREMENT SPORTIF · Other membership organisations · Oreye · since 2025
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Knokke-Heist · since 1982