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.
“BARRACUDA”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Diepzeeduikersclub Barracuda · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Brugge · since 1963
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Essen · since 1980
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1986
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Production of cinema films · Asse · since 1996
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Profondeville · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of DE RAPTE · Cafés and bars · Bonheiden · since 2000
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Abbreviation of BARRACUDA UNINCORPORATED · Advertising agencies · Chastre · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Hoogstraten · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of BaR-1 · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Computer programming · since 2022
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Middelburg · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Lasne · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Amsterdam · since 2008
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venlo · since 2007
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Brussel · since 1963
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Saint-Ghislain · since 2014
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 1996
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Painting of buildings · Kruisem · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of H-Con · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ranst · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Oudenaarde · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Halle · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beringen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of MATTHIAS MOENS · Cafés and bars · Lievegem · since 2022