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.
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023
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Tefen · since 1999
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · TEFEN · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Oudergem · since 1983
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Development of residential building projects · Brugge · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Charleroi · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2023
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 1992
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Translation services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1998
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL SPORT EN CULTUURFONDS ANTWERPEN · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Vermogensbeheer · Zutendaal · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Elsene · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Institut Supérieur de Contrôle et d'Audit de la Gouvernance du Non-Marchand · Vorst · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Inter Services-clubs Centre Ardenne · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2026
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Computer programming · Aarschot · since 2014
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of The International Stamps Company · Knokke-Heist · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Indoor Sport Center · Cafés and bars · Oud-Turnhout · since 1987
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Abbreviation of INTERACTION STRATEGY CONSULTING · Other business support services · Etterbeek · since 1989
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Abbreviation of INVESTIGATION, SURVEY & CONSULTANCY · Risk and damage evaluation · Steenokkerzeel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Inter Sure Company · Kortenberg · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of INTERSALES COMPANY · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Oostkamp · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of I SLEEP COMFORT · Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1992
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Abbreviation of International Steel Coating · Coating of metals · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Iwein Swinnen Consulting · Other business support services · Hulshout · since 2022
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE COMPANY · Computer programming · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2012
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Abbreviation of TMS Facility Technics · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Rumst · since 2004
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Abbreviation of I Support Creatives · Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Putte · since 2016
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General medical practice · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Somers Consulting & AuditingServices · Business and other management consultancy · Vorselaar · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Institut des Sciences commerciales appliquées · Gouvy · since 1988
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2004