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.
“ARCTINOVA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2005
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Other construction installation · Aalst · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Wavre · since 2025
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Asse · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Diest · since 2024
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Brussel · since 1994
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Nijlen · since 2021
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Media representation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Ambiorix Rugbyclub Tongeren · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ARC TRANSITION · Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2024
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Soignies · since 1992
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Zonhoven · since 2013
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Other information service activities · Kontich · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Elsene · since 1983