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.
“YC ANS”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ans · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Union communale d'Ans · Ans · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Buggenhout · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of YYO · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2017
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Schelle · since 2022
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Brussel · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Football Club Ans · Football clubs · Ans · since 2008
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2025
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Yacht Club d'Anseremme · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Dinant · since 1991
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Abbreviation of YC Academy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Charleroi · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of YOLO CAPITAL · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2025