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.
“CATINI”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Knokke-Heist · since 1991
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Courcelles · since 1987
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Blégny · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Lommel · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Brakel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre d'alphabétisation pour Travailleurs immigrés · Other education · Schaarbeek · since 1972
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Business and other management consultancy · Londerzeel · since 1990
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2003
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Abbreviation of François Catinus, Société Notariale · Activities of notaries · Bastogne · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Dilbeek · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Pajottegem · since 2008
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Grimbergen · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 1998
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Operation of fairground attractions · Hannut · since 2001
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Insurance agents and brokers · Eghezée · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van andere niet-gedistilleerde gegiste dranken · since 2022
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Lochristi · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of CATINUS-BURLET · Insurance agents and brokers · Eghezée · since 2009
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2009
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Ukkel · since 1988