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.
“YellowChange”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2015
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Emmeloord · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Linkebeek · since 2022
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Vorst · since 1994
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Oudergem · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2012
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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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Advertising agencies · Leuven · since 2021
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Retail sale of antiques · Geel · since 2026
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Other specialised design activities · Wommelgem · since 2019
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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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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
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Change-Credal Social Innovation Fund · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2019
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Etterbeek · since 2013