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.
“ABETAX”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2018
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 1982
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 1994
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zaventem · since 2003
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Geel · since 2006
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ganshoren · since 2024
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Gent · since 1981
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IJsselstein · since 1990
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Abbreviation of ASSISTANCE ET BIEN ETRE POUR TOUS · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Agence pour le Bien-Etre au travail des Associations liées aux initiatives sociales et de la santé · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Liège · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Lede · since 2001
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Trade name of ASGC.BE · Other software publishing · Wijnegem · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of ABETEC ARCHITECTEN & INGENIEURS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zele · since 1975
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Nivelles · since 1989