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.
“br.ed.er.”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zwalm · since 2020
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since 1991
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Other retail sale of new goods · Torhout · since 2019
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Belgische vereniging voor het Europees Unierecht · Brussel · since 2024
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Geel · since 1973
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Ieper · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Staden · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortenberg · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortenaken · since 2007
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2006
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Tienen · since 2008
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Roosdaal · since 2024
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Sante Coloma de Gramanet Barcelona · since 2005
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lanaken · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2024
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Breda · since 1976
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of BELGIAN REMARKABLE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCT · General construction of residential buildings · Lasne · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wevelgem · since 2016
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Retail sale of games and toys · Lendelede · since 2020
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Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Mortsel · since 2011
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of DRUKKERIJ BREDERO · Other printing · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1974
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Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT · Hoeilaart · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of CP RETAIL · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Braine-le-Château · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Kuurne · since 2015