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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen · Jabbeke · since 2021
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Machining of metals · since 2024
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Oudenaarde · since 1988
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Kapellen · since 1976
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Oudenaarde · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mechelen · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Vosselaar · since 1988
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Aalst · since 1988
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Evere · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · La Bruyère · since 1999
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Abbreviation of LES ETABLISSEMENTS R.O.V.A. · Brussel · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · De Haan · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2017
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2025
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Construction of roads and motorways · Brugge · since 2017