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.
“CATHEMA”
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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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Zaventem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of CPM · Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 1982
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tubize · since 2024
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Market research and public opinion polling · Profondeville · since 1991
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Activities of holding companies · Kampenhout · since 2018
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
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Office administrative and support services · Genappe · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Advertising agencies · Retie · since 1977
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Operation of sports facilities · Zandhoven · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Collectif d'Histoire et d'Etudes marxistes · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1979
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Damme · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BEHEERSVENNOOTSCHAP THEMA · Real estate agency activities · Grimbergen · since 1990
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Awans · since 1991
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2015
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Event catering · Deinze · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2020
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Kortemark · since 2020
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Operation of sports facilities · Meise · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of CARE AT HOME SERVICE · Other business support services · Gent · since 2006
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026