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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Y-DENTITY”

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.

  • Y-DENTITY same name
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • Y-dentity same name
    Name of an establishment of MASTERFLEX · Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2008
  • IDentity very similar
    Advertising agencies · Aartselaar · since 2014
  • ODENTITY very similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2007
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • YD.Ent similar
    Abbreviation of Young Designers Entertainment · Jette · since 2020
  • Ydentius similar
    Dental practice · Brecht · since 2025
  • Ridentity similar
    Veterinary services · Mol · since 2007
  • ENTITY similar
    Computer programming · Brussel · since 2019
  • Finishing of textiles · since 2016
  • Painting of buildings · since 2011
  • Dent It similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt-Winge · since 2009

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