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.
“AUTAN”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Liège · since 2021
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
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since 1992
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2009
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Kortenberg · since 2001
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Kortrijk · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Lokeren · since 1995
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Other business support services · Mechelen · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Development of residential building projects · Fernelmont · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2021
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Event catering · since 2022
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 2006
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Retail sale of antiques · Schilde · since 1993
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mouscron · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2010
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1983
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Barcelona 08010 · since 1992
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Londerzeel · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Vilvoorde · since 2024
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Etterbeek · since 1985
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Fléron · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Université Tous Ages de Namur · Namur · since 1976
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Full-service restaurants · since 2016
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Dental practice · since 2003
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2011
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since 2024