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.
“ZAX”
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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Abbreviation of ZEEBRUGGE A.C.S. · Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Brugge · since 2001
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Anderlecht · since 2008
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of WM & FB · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Morlanwelz · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Opwijk · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mechelen · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zaventem · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Putte · since 2018
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other specialised design activities · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Zottegem Atletiek · Brakel · since 1969
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Abbreviation of ZONEART · Other amusement and recreation activities · Mons · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ZIEVE'ART · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2011
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Aarschot · since 2011
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Namur · since 2005
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Dilbeek · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ZC ANESREA · Specialist medical practice · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ZENZERO+ ADVISORY · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ZONNEKEIN - ARYS · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1987