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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Geraardsbergen · since 2008
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Kluisbergen · since 1995
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Other software publishing · Bierbeek · since 2006
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Operation of sports facilities · Bonheiden · since 2013
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Schilde · since 1993
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Real estate agency activities · Koksijde · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Haaltert · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2006
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Zoersel · since 2014
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · since 2026
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lummen · since 2009
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Asse · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Geer · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tienen · since 2008
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Serviceflats voor ouderen · Zoersel · since 2023
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2003
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Other retail sale of food · since 1999
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Graphic design and visual communication · Ranst · since 2006
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Removal services · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of CABINE · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2022