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.
“CAT BA”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Evere · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Les Coiffeurs Modélistes de Paris, du Cercle des Arts et Techniques C.A.T. · Brussel · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Cercle des Arts et Techniques de la Coiffure française Section nationale belge C.A.T. · Brussel · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Computer Advies Team · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Abbreviation of CLEAN ANY-THING · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Concert Assistant Team · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Aarschot · since 1990
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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Kuurne · since 1995
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Abbreviation of CONVERGENCES ARCHITECTURES ET TECHNIQUES · Activities of building architects · Liège · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2021
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Abbreviation of CONSULTING AGENCY THIJS · Groothandel in machines en apparaten voor de warmte-, koel- en vriestechniek voor industrieel gebruik · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Artistiek Talent · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Gent · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Chitwan aids trust · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Chirolokalen Albatros Tollembeek · Pajottegem · since 2006
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Club Amateurs Train belge · Lessines · since 1989
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Koekelberg · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024