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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.

“Ateba”

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

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Ateba same name
    Kapellen · since 1970
  • ATEBO very similar
    Floor and wall tiling · Roosdaal · since 1998
  • JATEBA very similar
    Lendelede · since 1992
  • ARTEBA very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
  • A.T.E.M.A. very similar
    Brussel · since 1983
  • ATENA very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Ukkel · since 1991
  • ACEBA very similar
    Chastre · since 1992
  • AGEBA very similar
    Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 1995
  • Ataba very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Schelle · since 2025
  • ATEGA very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ATELIERS GASTOUT · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Oudergem · since 1961
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ATEB similar
    General electrical installation work · Kalmthout · since 1991
  • ATEB similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION OF TREASURY EXPERTS IN BELGIUM · Elsene · since 2001
  • A.T.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Ardennes Trucks & Equipments · Other cleaning activities · Léglise · since 1973
  • A.T.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Travailleurs d'Edel · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1997
  • A.T.E. similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Elsene · since 2001
  • a.t.e. similar
    Abbreviation of association tous ensemble · Schaarbeek · since 2015
  • A.T.E similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION TUNISIENS D'EUROPE · since 2016
  • Raising of dairy cattle · since 2017
  • ATE similar
    Abbreviation of ALEXANDER TECHNIEK EDEGEM · Other research and development on natural sciences · Edegem · since 2017
  • ATE similar
    Etterbeek · since 2018
  • ATE similar
    Abbreviation of AQUA TEAM EVENT · Wanze · since 2022
  • ATE similar
    Abbreviation of ACCOUNTING TAX & ENTERPRISE · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2022
  • A-T E similar
    Abbreviation of Ambu-Team Events · Namur · since 2008
  • ATE similar
    Abbreviation of ALL OF THAT ENTERTAINMENT · Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · Brussel · since 2025
  • ate similar
    Abbreviation of art tattoo events · Beauraing · since 2025
  • ATE similar
    Abbreviation of AT Endurance VZW · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Zwevegem · since 2025
  • TEBA similar
    Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Sint-Truiden · since 1996
  • T.E.B.A similar
    Other construction installation · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • A.T.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of A. TRAVEL ESCAPADE · Overijse · since 1985
  • ATE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of household furniture · since 2020

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