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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.
“ARADEC”
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.
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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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Brugge · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Overijse · since 2016
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General medical practice · Mechelen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Parachèvements et Décorations · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Jette · since 1978
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General electrical installation work · Lendelede · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Boussu · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Other education · Harelbeke · since 2026
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of AUTO-DIESEL-ELECTRICITE-CENTRE · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aiseau-Presles · since 1973
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Machining of metals · Aartselaar · since 1975
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Abbreviation of AMENAGMENT DESIGN ECOLOGY CONCEPT · Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Tournai · since 1990
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Liège · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ATELIER DE COLIPAIN · Activities of other sports clubs · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1997
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE DU CONGO · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1999
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ARCHI DESIGN EXPERT CONSULT · Real estate agency activities · La Hulpe · since 2019
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Forging of metal · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Association pour la dignité, l'éducation et la culture · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Atelier de réparation automobile de la Dyle SRL · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Genappe · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Edegem · since 2026
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Sound recording · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jette · since 2012
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Activities of lawyers · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · Brugge · since 2005
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Computer programming · Brasschaat · since 2025