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.
“ZARE”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Edegem · since 2023
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since 2013
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Winning van zand · Westerlo · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Amay · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · Wemmel · since 2023
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Winnenden · since 1979
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Balen · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kontich · since 1998
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 1995
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Retail sale of other household articles · La Hulpe · since 2011
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Lanaken · since 2004
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since 2006
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Computer programming · Hasselt · since 2001
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Mechelen · since 2025