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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Kortrijk · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Duffel · since 2014
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Herenthout · since 1992
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostende · since 2016
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2016
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Event catering · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Dement Oostende · Oostende · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2025
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Other sports activities · since 2025
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of D. & T. · Other construction installation · Gent · since 1990
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of VZW DE ENTER · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Brecht · since 2000
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2013
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2022
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2017
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Visual arts creation · Herselt · since 2018
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Tervuren · since 1960
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Wholesale of other food products · Mechelen · since 1987
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Full-service restaurants · Zandhoven · since 1988
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Gent · since 1989
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Operation of sports facilities · Turnhout · since 1990
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Maasmechelen · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Ronse · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · since 1991
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1992
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2014
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Risk and damage evaluation · Kruisem · since 2017
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since 1992
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Abbreviation of Descent Technical Diving · Sports and recreation education · Begijnendijk · since 2020
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Other information service activities · Herent · since 2021
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Dental practice · Aalst · since 2023
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Other technical testing and analysis · Brecht · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of PIETERJAN ROSSEEL · Event catering · Ichtegem · since 2010
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Activities of building architects · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2015