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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.
“CAPSTAN”
An active company already has this name
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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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Halle · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2007
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Other business support services · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Development of residential building projects · Aarschot · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2023
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Commune d'Esneux · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Esneux · since 1879
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ADAPTATION PEDAGOGIQUE ET SOCIALE · Vrij gesubsidieerd buitengewoon secundair onderwijs · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Apprentissage et de Perfectionnement sportifs · Namur · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Centre africain Promotion-Santé · General medical practice · Elsene · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Aide à la Performance Sportive · Anderlecht · since 2013
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Walhain · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Colfontaine · since 1988
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Joinery installation · since 1982
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since 2025
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Name of an establishment of TML CAPSTYLE · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Stoumont · since 2006
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Peer · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostrozebeke · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Castorano Alu & PVC Systems · Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Rijkevorsel · since 1992