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.
“CAPEAU”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sin-le-Noble · since 1980
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Middelkerke · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Centre d’Accompagnement des Personnes Âgées et des Enfants Autistes · Denderleeuw · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van hoeden en petten · since 2016
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of DEJORY · Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2011
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of WVT · Full-service restaurants · Essen · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of ILAN & Co · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Bastogne · since 1989
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oostende · since 2002
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Brugge · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Accueil pour l'Enfant · Day nurseries and crèches · Nivelles · since 1983
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Translation services · Deinze · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of COOPUWEIGENCAFE · Cafés and bars · Merksplas · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Conseils et Accompagnements des Personnes, des Entreprisees et des Organisations · Namur · since 2012
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Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2009
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2013
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Verviers · since 2020
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Couvin · since 2016
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Interior design · since 2021
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Abbreviation of culture audiovisuel pedagogie education haute definition · Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Elsene · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Tienen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Accueil Les Canaillous · Liège · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Aide psychologique pour l'Epanouissement de la Personne · Jette · since 1993