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.
“BC ATH”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2025
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Ath · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Cnudde Catherine · Genappe · since 2025
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Basketbal Club Asse Ternat · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Ternat · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Belgian Confederation of Anglers · Ittre · since 1946
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Abbreviation of Bouw- en Coordinatie Kantoor Andries · General construction of residential buildings · Aalter · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Brussels Cleaning Agency · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1976
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Abbreviation of BERGER CLUB ARLONAIS · Aubange · since 1984
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Abbreviation of B.C.A. EXPERTISEBURO · General construction of residential buildings · Bree · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Belgian Creators Association · since 1989
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Other legal services · Liège · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van verf, vernis ed, drukinkt en mastiek · Ternat · since 1991
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Abbreviation of MEDIAR · Other legal services · Gent · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Belgian Chess Association · Elsene · since 1993
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Abbreviation of BCréAssur · Insurance agents and brokers · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Buffalo Clan d'Augustijntjes · Evergem · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of BCA PROJECTS · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Temse · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2021
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Insurance agents and brokers · Vielsalm · since 2021
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2012
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM CURLING ASSOCIATION · Mechelen · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Belgium Canine Alliance · Pet training · Hannut · since 2005
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Abbreviation of BUILDING CONSULTANCE AGENCY · Plumbing work · Comines-Warneton · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Bunker Sécurity Academy · Chièvres · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Bytebier construction & advisory · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 2026
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Thuin · since 2013
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Roofing work · Drogenbos · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BOUW COORDINATIE ADVIES · Site preparation · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BRASSERIE CENTRE ARDENNE · Manufacture of beer · Neufchâteau · since 2018