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.
“CATHOUSE”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of building architects · Kraainem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 1996
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Sports and recreation education · Hoeilaart · since 1998
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Ittre · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 1985
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 1997
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Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2014
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General electrical installation work · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
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Overige verwerking en conservering van vlees, met uitzondering van vlees van gevogelte · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2009
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Development of residential building projects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 1993
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · since 2007
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Namur · since 2024
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Brecht · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2016
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Londerzeel · since 2018
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of IT house CommV · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Tielt · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Kraainem · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Willebroek · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lasne · since 2024
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Gent · since 2019
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Ternat · since 2025