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.
“ZAPPAS”
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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Retail sale of footwear · Bornem · since 2006
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Herenthout · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of PIERRE - YVES · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Aalst · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of Martens - Berden · Full-service restaurants · Hechtel-Eksel · since 1984
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Pepingen · since 2020
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Trade name of SHEIK YERBOUTI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oosterzele · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of KAVKA vzw · Youth work associations · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Nori · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of MOODS · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 2017
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of LEGAL-BASE · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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since 1982