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 WORLD”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2024
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1977
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Ichtegem · since 1983
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Yaldaye Kavir · Groothandel in tapijten · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of COOLWORLD RENTALS · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Herentals · since 2002
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of FLASH CORPORATION · Wholesale of other food products · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Abbreviation of COALITION CONTRE LA TRAITE DES FEMMES · since 2008