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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.

“Barcelar”

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.

  • Barcelar same name
    Full-service restaurants · Aartselaar · since 2021
  • Arcelar very similar
    Joinery installation · Aartselaar · since 1964
  • Bar César very similar
    Name of an establishment of DNOS · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2016
  • Bar Cesar very similar
    Name of an establishment of FAMIS · Full-service restaurants · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2012
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BARCELO similar
    Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2023
  • Cafés and bars · since 2025
  • Barcelona similar
    Name of an establishment of ACCENTO · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2001
  • BARCELONE similar
    Brussel · since 2002
  • Cafés and bars · since 2019
  • BAR MARCEL similar
    Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2019
  • BARCELONA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2009
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
  • BARCEC similar
    Development of residential building projects · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1989
  • Barcar similar
    Knokke-Heist · since 2012
  • B.A.R. similar
    Abbreviation of BELGIAN AIR RESCUE · Grimbergen · since 1990
  • BAR similar
    Abbreviation of BURO VOOR ARCHITEKTUUR · Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2001
  • Painting of buildings · since 2013
  • BAR similar
    Lochristi · since 2010
  • B-A. R. similar
    Abbreviation of Bon-Air Renouveau · Other amusement and recreation activities · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2011
  • Interior design · since 2026
  • .Bar similar
    Name of an establishment of MASH · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2005
  • B.A.R. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 2007
  • B.A.R. similar
    Abbreviation of BAHAA ART & RESTORATION · Ukkel · since 2024
  • since 1971
  • since 1991
  • BARC similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2017
  • Bar C. similar
    Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2022
  • Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
  • BAR C similar
    Name of an establishment of Manageful · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2024
  • BAR similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other specialised construction activities · Putte · since 2007
  • B.A.R.C. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Belgian Air Rent Company · Personenvervoer door de lucht · Wortegem-Petegem · since 1989

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