Skip to content

Name check

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.

“CANNARA”

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.

  • CANNARA same name
    Liège · since 2009
  • CANARA very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Kinrooi · since 2026
  • MANNARA very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Hasselt · since 2015
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2016
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
  • C.A.R.A. similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ASSISTANCE A LA RECHERCHE ET A LA FORMATION EN ARCHITECTURE · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Anderlecht · since 1980
  • CARA similar
    Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Hoogstraten · since 1988
  • C.A.R.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Animateurs Radio associés · Schaarbeek · since 1992
  • CARA similar
    Activities of interior architects · Brussel · since 1999
  • CANN similar
    Kruisem · since 2001
  • CARA similar
    Abbreviation of Car Remarketing Association - Europe - "CARA-EUROPE" · Other membership organisations · Edegem · since 2016
  • CaRa similar
    Abbreviation of CALCULO REGIS ADVISORY · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2022
  • CARA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
  • CARA similar
    Abbreviation of CARA MANAGEMENT · Activities of holding companies · Awans · since 2008
  • CARA similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Roeselare · since 2008
  • since 1965
  • Teelt van vezelgewassen · since 2018
  • Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2023
  • CANNAERT similar
    Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Heuvelland · since 2005
  • CARARA similar
    Valkenswaard · since 2014
  • Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
  • Canny similar
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Hasselt · since 2020

Next steps