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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.

“ARTRADA”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ARTRADA same name
    Handel in elektriciteit · Alveringem · since 2015
  • Astrada very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ARTRA asbl similar
    Liège · since 2016
  • Computer programming · since 1989
  • ARTRA SA similar
    KOERICH · since 2006
  • ARTRADEX similar
    Vervaardiging van wapens en munitie · Seraing · since 1996
  • LONDON · since 2015
  • ADAR TRADE similar
    Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • AR TRANS similar
    Brussel · since 2023
  • Other sports activities · since 2012
  • ARTRAVAK similar
    Other education · Hasselt · since 2015
  • ARTRO similar
    Name of an establishment of Puurbysarah · Hairdressing and barber services · Wommelgem · since 2016
  • Trada similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2022
  • Trada similar
    Translation services · Kortrijk · since 2023
  • Art R.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Art et Culture à l'Athénée Royal de Beaumont · Beaumont · since 2011
  • TRADA similar
    Ukkel · since 2025
  • Artrac similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Charleroi · since 1959

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