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.
“YAMBO”
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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Full-service restaurants · since 1974
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General construction of residential buildings · Kampenhout · since 2024
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Schaarbeek · since 2009
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Brussel · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Book publishing · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Youth and Music Company · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1972
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Antwerpen · since 1977
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Name of an establishment · General construction of residential buildings · Grobbendonk · since 1981
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Full-service restaurants · Hamont-Achel · since 1997
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 1999
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Computer programming · Zoersel · since 2001
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Insurance agents and brokers · Temse · since 2014
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Other business support services · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2015
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2018
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since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kapellen · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Réseau Assuétudes Mons-Borinage · Other social work without accommodation · Mons · since 2007
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Tielt · since 2008
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2021
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Computer programming · Merchtem · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rixensart · since 2018
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Event catering · since 2021
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Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lummen · since 2005
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Brussel · since 1971