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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.

“ANARTO”

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

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ANARTO same name
    Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2005
  • ANARTHO very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2024
  • NARTO very similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Tielt · since 2020
  • AQARTO very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2014
  • INARTO very similar
    Activities of interior architects · Herentals · since 2015
  • Anarco very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Jabbeke · since 2022
  • AN Auto very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • A.R.T.O. similar
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1967
  • ARTO similar
    Other business support services · Wavre · since 1987
  • Arto similar
    Other membership organisations · Duffel · since 1993
  • ARTO similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Hasselt · since 1994
  • ARTO similar
    Joinery installation · Malle · since 2015
  • ARTO similar
    Other construction installation · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
  • ARTO similar
    Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Sint-Truiden · since 2016
  • Art'O similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Willebroek · since 2022
  • ARTO similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Stekene · since 2010
  • General electrical installation work · since 1983
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
  • Anar Resto similar
    Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2017
  • ANAROG similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2015
  • Anarma similar
    Activities of holding companies · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2017
  • Other education · since 2019
  • ANARDI similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Herent · since 2020
  • A.R.T.O. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Radiotechnische Onderneming · Antwerpen · since 1955

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