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.
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Evergem · since 2026
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Vocational training · Flémalle · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2014
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · De Haan · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kontich · since 2016
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Oostende · since 2019
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Geneve 1205 · since 1995
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Putte · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2010
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2012
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of CONFECTION - PRET A POSER · Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Charleroi · since 2002
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Other business support services · Lochristi · since 2016
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · La Louvière · since 2018
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Brussel · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2012