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.
“BIOCOTECH”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Insulation installation · Maldegem · since 2006
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1991
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Chaudfontaine · since 1989
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Plumbing work · Izegem · since 2002
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Elsene · since 2021
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · MAINZ · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of PLANT TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIONS · Wholesale of other household goods · Brussel · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2016
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van andere artikelen van beton, cement en gips · Tournai · since 2010
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Other personal services · Oupeye · since 1989
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Trade name of Combonation · Fitness centres · Lier · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · londen · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of KresK-Invest · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Assenede · since 2008
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Trade name of B&Co Projects · General electrical installation work · Maasmechelen · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Lier · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Asse · since 1992
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2016