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.
“CABLE & NETWORK”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Huy · since 2008
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Kalmthout · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of NETWORK CREATIVE · Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Waterloo · since 1998
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Other retail sale of food · since 1994
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Other financial services · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 1995
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · since 2003
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Elsene · since 2002
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Abbreviation of cap network-cooperation audiovisuelle et promotion · Vorst · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Africa Business & Legal Expertise · Brussel · since 2017
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026