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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.

“Altnota”

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.

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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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Altnota same name
    Other information technology and computer services · Brussel · since 2025
  • ALNOTA very similar
    Activities of notaries · Comines-Warneton · since 2007
  • ALTNOVA very similar
    Forging of metal · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2004
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ALTA similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1978
  • ALTA similar
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Izegem · since 2013
  • ALTA similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2020
  • Alta similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2020
  • ALTA similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Maaseik · since 2021
  • ALTA similar
    Abbreviation of Association Liégeoise des Théâtres Amateurs · Liège · since 2011
  • ALTA similar
    Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Kontich · since 2012
  • ALTA similar
    Abbreviation of ALTA MEDIA & PUBLISHING · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Oud-Heverlee · since 2005
  • NOTA similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2013
  • NOTA similar
    Activities of notaries · Antwerpen · since 2014
  • Activities of building architects · since 2025
  • NOTA similar
    Abbreviation of NOTA Architects · Brussel · since 2026

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