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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“ACK.65”

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

16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ACK.65 same name
    Instellingen met huisvesting voor ouderen en voor personen met een lichamelijke handicap, n.e.g. · Koekelberg · since 2005
  • A.C.K. very similar
    Abbreviation of Antwerpse Culturele Kring · Antwerpen · since 1964
  • A.C.K. very similar
    Abbreviation of Amay Cobra Karting · Operation of sports facilities · Amay · since 1972
  • A.C.K. very similar
    Abbreviation of AMICALE CLUB KINE C.H. STAINCHAMPS · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
  • A.C.K. very similar
    Abbreviation of Action cultutelle pour Koekelberg · since 1988
  • A.C.K. very similar
    Plumbing work · Herstal · since 1989
  • ACK very similar
    Abbreviation of Atletiekclub Kalmthout · Kalmthout · since 1991
  • A.C.K. very similar
    Abbreviation of ACTION CULTURELLE KABYLE · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1998
  • A.C.K. very similar
    Other tax advisory services · Gerpinnes · since 1999
  • A.C.K. very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Pelt · since 2002
  • ACK very similar
    Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Brasschaat · since 2002
  • ACK very similar
    Abbreviation of Adviesbureau Cleemput K · Other technical testing and analysis · Berlare · since 2015
  • ACK very similar
    Abbreviation of AcroKids · Seraing · since 2016
  • A.C.K.SAS very similar
    PARIS · since 2018
  • ACK very similar
    Abbreviation of A.C.KERCKHOFS · Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2007
  • ACK very similar
    Abbreviation of Ahwaz cultuur kunst · Mol · since 2008

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