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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.

“ARCANE”

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  • 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).
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Same or very similar names

31 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ARCANE same name
    Elsene · since 1996
  • ARCANE same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Mouscron · since 2001
  • Arcane same name
    Groothandel in huismeubilair · Malmedy · since 2021
  • ARCANE same name
    Abbreviation of ARCANE GAUME · Virton · since 2022
  • Tattoo and piercing services · since 2022
  • ARCANE ASBL same name
    since 2005
  • ARCANE same name
    Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Antwerpen · since 2007
  • AR-CANE same name
    Sound recording · Hasselt · since 2024
  • ARCA NEW very similar
    Jette · since 1996
  • Other retail sale of new goods · since 2018
  • Arcanes3 very similar
    Advertising agencies · Gembloux · since 2020
  • ARCANA very similar
    Other tax advisory services · Mons · since 1986
  • ARCANA very similar
    Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · Brasschaat · since 1988
  • ARCANA very similar
    Etterbeek · since 2019
  • Arcana very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2022
  • Other personal services · since 2025
  • Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2026
  • Other personal services · since 2026
  • L'ARCANE very similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1985
  • L'ARCANE very similar
    Name of an establishment of Le Chewing Gum · Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 1986
  • ARCANDE very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Assesse · since 1991
  • Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2016
  • ARCANE SOFT very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Silly · since 2005
  • ARCANGE very similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Villers-la-Ville · since 2005
  • ARCANE & Cie very similar
    Abbreviation of ARCANE & Compagnie · Anderlecht · since 2021
  • ARCANE Group very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2011
  • ARCAE very similar
    Destelbergen · since 2006
  • Arcamé very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 2002
  • ARCANE 17 very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1997
  • ARCANE SEPT very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Etterbeek · since 1989
  • ARC ANGE very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Etterbeek · since 1991
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Arca similar
    Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Lubbeek · since 1946
  • ARCA similar
    Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Kortrijk · since 1978
  • ARCA similar
    Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 1983
  • A.R.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Association régionale des Centre d'Accueil · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Verviers · since 1987
  • ARCA similar
    Event catering · Lievegem · since 1989
  • ARCA similar
    Abbreviation of Association de Recherches Appliquées dans la Communauté · Hove · since 1990
  • ARCANUM similar
    Activities of holding companies · Aarschot · since 2000
  • Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · since 2017
  • ARCA similar
    Specialist medical practice · Brasschaat · since 2019
  • ARCA similar
    Abbreviation of Activités Ré Crée Actives · Sports and recreation education · Tubize · since 2021
  • Other postal and courier activities · since 2009
  • Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1987
  • Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2008
  • Arcanix similar
    Computer programming · Gent · since 2025
  • Arca similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bertem · since 2025
  • ARCADINE similar
    Brussel · since 1998
  • ARCANSYS similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ganshoren · since 2022
  • Arcaniax similar
    Name of an establishment of Headless Development · Computer programming · Kontich · since 2022
  • Retail sale of games and toys · since 2026
  • ARCAD similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zwevegem · since 1987
  • ARCAS similar
    Activities of building architects · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
  • AR-CAD + similar
    Activities of building architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1994
  • ARCAS similar
    Advertising agencies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
  • Arcas similar
    Abbreviation of Arcas Advocaten · Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2015
  • ARCAM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
  • AR-CAD similar
    Abbreviation of Architecture-Rénovation Conception Aménagement et Décoration · Activities of building architects · Blégny · since 2011
  • ARCAH similar
    Name of an establishment · Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2024
  • Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · since 2025
  • ARCAP similar
    Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2025
  • AR - CAD similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ARCHITECTURE - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN - Société d'Architectes · Elsene · since 1989

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