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.
“ARATO”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Rumst · since 2017
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Landscape service activities · Gent · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Wemmel · since 2015
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Zedelgem · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Nieuwpoort · since 2011
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ARTS ET ATELIERS SANS FRONTIERES · Ukkel · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kiev · since 2003
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Putte · since 2007
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Kontich · since 1992
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Computer programming · Hulshout · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Riding Association · Antwerpen · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Arbeiderstheater - Théatre Ouvrier · Anderlecht · since 1977
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Other printing · Grobbendonk · since 1983
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Other retail sale of food · Edegem · since 1989
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1991
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Haaltert · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · De Panne · since 1993
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since 1997
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Growing of flowers · Lochristi · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Arterial asbl · Rixensart · since 2014
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of JMF · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Acceuil -Rencontre - Amitié · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ARA Schilderwerken · Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ATELIER RUIMTELIJK ADVIES · Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Brussel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATED TERMINAL OPERATORS · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Aurora · Activities of other sports clubs · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of A.R.A Boxing Club Arlon · Arlon · since 2026
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Asse · since 1998
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Reparatie en onderhoud van huishoudapparaten en van werktuigen voor gebruik in huis en tuin · since 2014
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Activities of building architects · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of SWECO - AMIRATO · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brussel · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Awans · since 2026
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Activities of head offices · Hasselt · since 2026
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Kortrijk · since 2017
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Trade name of Ararat Tegelwerken · Floor and wall tiling · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Agence de Tourisme Ouvrier-Algemeen Volkstoerisme · Brussel · since 1935
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Abbreviation of Artelier · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1995
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Affligem · since 2014
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Freight transport by road · Ganshoren · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Beriwan · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lontzen · since 2012