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.
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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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Anderlecht · since 2022
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Etterbeek · since 1991
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Mettet · since 1994
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Other personal services · Morlanwelz · since 1994
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten
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Other business support services · Pepingen · since 2005
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Grimbergen · since 2013
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Elsene · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Action Belgium · Other non-specialised retail sale · Asse · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 2007
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Brussel · since 1976
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Advertising agencies · Hove · since 1986
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2013
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Elsene · since 2021
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Binche · since 1990
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Ganshoren · since 1991
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Mechelen · since 1983
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Namur · since 1990
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Namur · since 1993
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Retail sale of household furniture · Lier · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 2001
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Computer programming · Tubize · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2010
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Advertising agencies · Bernissart · since 1977
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 1977
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Zonhoven · since 1980
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General electrical installation work · Waregem · since 1995
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Brussel · since 2002
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Koksijde · since 2003
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Activities of bailiffs · Spa · since 2014
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LONDON · since 2000
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Gent · since 2005
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2024
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Mouscron · since 2000
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Liège · since 1992