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.
“ACTO GMBH”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Association pour le Changement et la Transformation Organisationnelle · Elsene · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · BRAUNSCHWEIG · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Anderlecht · since 1993
Names that resemble it 35 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 · Brussel · since 1997
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Ramillies · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Ciné Team-Antwerps Cine Team · Wijnegem · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Aalterse Automobiel Collectie T’Hooft · Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · Aalter · since 1983
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Abbreviation of ANCIEN COMPTOIR TISTHOUD · Investigation and private security services · Elsene · since 1984
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Putte · since 1985
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Abbreviation of DP WORLD ANTWERP CONTAINER SERVICES · Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Beveren · since 1986
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES TELEVISIONS COMMERCIALES ET SERVICES DE VIDEO A LA DEMANDE EN EUROPE · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of VAN TOUCH · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kortenberg · since 1992
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Other specialised construction activities · Andenne · since 1995
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Geetbets · since 1997
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Performing arts by independent artists · Beersel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of ADMINISTRATION, CONSULTANCY & TAXES · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oudenaarde · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Automobile club de Trooz · Other sports activities · Theux · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · since 1992
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1990
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Activities of building architects · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Anam Cara Team · Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Riemst · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Advice Consulting Training Office Prevention & Safety · General construction of residential buildings · Pont-à-Celles · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Academy for Cinema and Television · Other education · Lint · since 2023
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Pet training · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Association for competitive technology · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Etterbeek · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP CAR TRADE · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wijnegem · since 2003
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Elsene · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Les Amis de la Citadelle de Tournai · Tournai · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ANIMATION CHRETIENNE ET TOURISME · Sprimont · since 2007
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2008
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Vermogensbeheer · Bornem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Antwerpen City Taxi · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Community Trust, vereniging zonder winstoogmerk · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Computer programming · Charleroi · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waterloo · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Liège · since 2021