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.
“AKN Tech”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Gent · since 2022
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Other information technology and computer services · Aalst · since 2018
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Computer programming · since 2012
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2017
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Computer programming · since 2019
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Ronse · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · Mons · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Londerzeel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of ANARTO · Baggerwerken · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · Zaventem · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2026
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Investigation and private security services · Lochristi · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van tandwielen, lagers en andere drijfwerkelementen · Wijnegem · since 1989
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Computer programming · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Rotselaar · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Acoustic Technologies · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Charleroi · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Ntech Management · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Wavre · since 2012
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ArTech Engineering · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Tournai · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026