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.
“hoger”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Graphic design and visual communication · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2008
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Riemst · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2024
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Event catering · since 2024
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Other business support services · Wetteren · since 2024
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Oostende · since 1930
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Gent · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herstal · since 2001
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2013
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Lasne · since 2017
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Interior design · Antwerpen · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Gingelom · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · Gent · since 2011
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Affligem · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Maaseik · since 2007
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · since 1997
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Malmedy · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Maaseik · since 2011
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Abbreviation of House Of Grass · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Evergem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Haus Of Grace · Lievegem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of HET OUD GEMEENTEHUIS OOSTKERKE · Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Damme · since 2012
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Abbreviation of HOUSE OF GOD FOR ALL PEOPLE · Brussel · since 2004
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Abbreviation of House of Gala · Neufchâteau · since 2026
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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since 1974
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Dessel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of HORECA GESTION ET CONSEILS · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Chimay · since 1997
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Activities of building architects · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of VALUE · Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2005
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Other business support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2001
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Specialist medical practice · Genappe · since 2003