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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of OOSTERSE KRIJGSKUNST SCHOOL · Contract catering and other food service activities · Beersel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ORTHODONTIEPRAKTIJK KATLEEN SWINNEN · Dental practice · Rotselaar · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of OOMEN KLUS EN SCHRIJNWERK · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Wuustwezel · since 2023
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Onderwijspatrimonium Katholieke Scholen Ninove · Ninove · since 2018
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Abbreviation of FORUM Open Kerk Sint-Odulphus · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herstal · since 2022
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Schelle · since 1991
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Sports and recreation education · since 2011
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Lichtervelde · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Oil Kings Petroleum · Flémalle · since 1968
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Bierbeek · since 1982
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Insulation installation · Brussel · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · since 1984
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Operatiekwartier · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Omnia Kenens · Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Beringen · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 1976
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Abbreviation of ONTMOETING ONTSPANNING KANKER · Other membership organisations · Roeselare · since 2007
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Event catering · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ONI KAZOKU · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Elsene · since 2025
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Abbreviation of LE COMITE SHYPTAR (ALBANAIS) DE SECOURS OSE KUKA · Schaarbeek · since 2002