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.
“Yellow Mouse”
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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Graphic design and visual communication · Herzele · since 2014
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2007
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Vorst · since 1994
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Oudergem · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of ARTEGRAPH · Computer programming · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2014
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2018
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2000
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2020
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zuienkerke · since 2005
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Tattoo and piercing services · Geraardsbergen · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 2008
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lasne · since 1984
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zedelgem · since 2016
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Trade name of Flavo Simia · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maaseik · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Pelt · since 2004
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Travel agency activities · Geel · since 2024
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Kortrijk · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of FiBaMiSh · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lievegem · since 2019