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.
“be.passive”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Elsene · since 2011
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of ELB CONSTRUCT · General construction of residential buildings · Paliseul · since 2007
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Mons · since 2017
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Herselt · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of B.V.B.A. BEPA · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Geraardsbergen · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Wanze · since 1987
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Support activities for crop production · Geel · since 1993
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Batteries European Partnership Association · Other research and development on natural sciences · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Beaumont Padel · Activities of other sports clubs · Beaumont · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Belgische Proteomics Associatie · Gent · since 2012