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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of LA CIVIERE D'OR · Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 1984
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2014
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Stabroek · since 1993
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Abbreviation of D.E. Accountancy & Tax Services · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Herent · since 2019
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Elsene · since 2025
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2011
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of DEV-MAN · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Vilvoorde · since 2011
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General cleaning of buildings · Brasschaat · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · Destelbergen · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Riemst · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Sociaal Nut en Christelijk Vermaak aldeneik · Maaseik · since 1923
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Kortrijk · since 1980
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Abbreviation of De Antwerpse Rolkar · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 1986
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 1990
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Real estate agency activities · Tielt · since 1994
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Raising of other animals · since 2013
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Activities of head offices · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Tienen · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Zwevegem · since 2019
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Veterinary services · Hulshout · since 2020
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Aalst · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wuustwezel · since 2012
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Abbreviation of De Ark, Catechesecentrum St.-Jan · Anzegem · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of BEMO · Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Diksmuide · since 2025
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Retail sale of antiques · Gent · since 2013
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Durbuy · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Kinderkuren · Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Leuven · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of RK DECOR · General construction of residential buildings · Ganshoren · since 2013
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Lievegem · since 2018
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Development of non-residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Development of non-residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Development of non-residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Nieuwpoort · since 1948