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.
“CATHELEC”
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.
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
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General electrical installation work · Destelbergen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Westerlo · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tubize · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Ath · since 1973
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1981
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General electrical installation work · Gembloux · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Kampenhout · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Zaventem · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Laakdal · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Oupeye · since 2022