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.
“YEL”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Ath · since 2002
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Abbreviation of YOUNG EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP · Brussel · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2012
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Kortrijk · since 1991
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Groothandel in kledingaccessoires
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Trade name of Feleca · Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Aalst · since 2026
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Other education · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Jeunes de l'Alliance de Gauche Européenne · Elsene · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Poperinge · since 1979
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Kortrijk · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · Berlare · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of FiBaMiSh · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lievegem · since 2019
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Evere · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Soumagne · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Computer programming · Aalter · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hasselt · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of YOHANNA ELYAS · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Yull Events · Andenne · since 2018
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Abbreviation of YOUNG EVENTS · Liège · since 2006