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.
“CALECHE”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Sint-Truiden · since 1987
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Herk-de-Stad · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · since 2019
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Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of IRISH INVEST · Hotels and similar accommodation · Durbuy · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Truiden · since 2023
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Ath · since 1973
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Activities of holding companies · Tournai · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lommel · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Herzele · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2015
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Computer programming · Kalmthout · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Jabbeke · since 2021
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Geel · since 2025
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Lommel · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Charleroi · since 2021
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Groothandel in kledingaccessoires · Kortrijk · since 2009