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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.

“BOCTA”

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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BOCTA same name
    Croissy-sur-Seine · since 2017
  • BOSTA very similar
    Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFICE AND STATIONERY TRADE ASSOCIATION · Activiteiten van vakbonden · Brussel · since 1983
  • BOCRA very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 1998
  • BOCRA very similar
    Abbreviation of BELGIAN OBSTACLE COURSE RACING ASSOCIATION · Other sports activities · Berlare · since 2017
  • BOWTA very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • B.O.C. similar
    Abbreviation of Royal Basket Othée Club · Cafés and bars · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 1981
  • B.O.C. similar
    Abbreviation of BEST ORIENTAL CARPETS · Vervaardiging van vloerkleden en tapijt · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1989
  • B.O.C. similar
    Abbreviation of BRUSSELS OFFICES CENTER · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Anderlecht · since 1990
  • B.O.C similar
    Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFICE COMPANY · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Charleroi · since 1994
  • B.O.C. similar
    Abbreviation of Brussels Ombudscentrum · since 1999
  • BOC similar
    Abbreviation of BOC - Belgian Offshore Cluster · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oostende · since 2015
  • B.O.C. similar
    Abbreviation of B.O. COMMUNITY · Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2022
  • BOC similar
    Abbreviation of Belgium Offroad Challenge · Oudsbergen · since 2022
  • B.O.C. similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Truiden · since 2009
  • BOC similar
    Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFSHORE CHALLENGE · Brugge · since 2007
  • Octa+ similar
    Name of an establishment of ILBA · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2000
  • OCTA+ similar
    Name of an establishment of SHAAN · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2001
  • Retail sale of automotive fuel · since 2001
  • Retail sale of automotive fuel · since 2003
  • OCTA + similar
    Name of an establishment of Joubine-Charvine SPRL · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Evere · since 2010
  • General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2007
  • B.O.C.T. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Belgian Official Core Testing · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Verviers · since 1965
  • Octa + (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · since 2014
  • OCTA + similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of ZOLOU · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Eghezée · since 2017

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