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.
“CELTO”
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.
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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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Development of non-residential building projects · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Culture - Education - Loisirs en Hainaut -Ouest · Tournai · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2012
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ENSEIGNEMENT LIBRE de LIEGE-OUEST · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Liège · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Boechout · since 2011
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2010
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mechelen · since 1968
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Operation of sports facilities · Merchtem · since 2012
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Zug · since 2007
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Freight transport by road · Genk · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ASBL Communauté Educative Lasallienne · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Sambreville · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Comité Espagne Libre · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Cultureel Erfgoed Leuven · Leuven · since 1987
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Roeselare · since 1992
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Abbreviation of CULTURE - EDUCATION - LOISIRS · Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · Sprimont · since 1992
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 1993
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Combined facilities support activities · Aarschot · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Comité belgo-togolais · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of MICK COLLINS CELTIC PUBS · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2021
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Other education · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Deinze · since 2011
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Koekelberg · since 2001