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.
“YOUSTON”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Genk · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Fred YouStone · Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Betty YouStone · Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Elsene · since 2026
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Lochristi · since 1991
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of STAELENS - MOORTGAT - YOUSSEF · Wholesale of timber · since 1998
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of BOUBKER ENGINEERING SERVICES · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Youth Opportunities, Unity & Skills Through Empowerment and Participation · Jette · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 2023
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Brussel · since 2022
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CARCROFT · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of SAY CORPORATION · Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2018