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.
“BOGATEX”
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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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Ingelmunster · since 1973
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Lokeren · since 1986
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2026
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Vorst · since 1977
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Vleteren · since 2021
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since 1980
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brugge · since 2022
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Lommel · since 2010
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Beveren · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of BESTCOM · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1992
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Maldegem · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Stavelot · since 2008