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.
“CEPHI”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Ninove · since 2021
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Châtelet · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Cercle d'étude Philanthropique et Historique Eburon · Liège · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Dessel · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · Jodoigne · since 1985
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ETUDES PSYCHOLOGIQUES DES SYSTEMES INTERPERSONNELS · Rixensart · since 1985
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Merbes-le-Château · since 1988
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Liège · since 1987
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Balen · since 2001
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Other tax advisory services · Oudenaarde · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Centre Belge d'Etude des Polymères et des Composites - Centrum voor onderzoek van Polymeren Composieten · Liège · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etudes politiques · Brussel · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Compagnie d'Entreprises Piron · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Centre D'Education Du Patient · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Namur · since 1982
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EDUCATIF PERMANENT · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1983
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Abbreviation of GEMIAC · Insurance agents and brokers · Profondeville · since 1987
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Abbreviation of CONSEIL ECONOMIQUE DU PERUWELZIS · Péruwelz · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of Customer Environment Patrimonium - Properties · Development of residential building projects · Lasne · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Communauté évangélique de Philippeville · Philippeville · since 1988
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Abbreviation of CERCLE DES ETUDIANTS EN PHARMACIE · Liège · since 1995
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Abbreviation of COMMUNAUTE EVANGELIQUE PHILADELPHIE · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Comité Overheidsbedrijven · Anderlecht · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Communauté Evangélique Philadelphie Internationale · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EVANGELIQUE PROTESTANT · Profondeville · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ETUDES SUR LA POLICE · Jurbise · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Brussel · since 2024
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Leuven · since 1983
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Remicourt · since 1999
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Site preparation · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Abbreviation of CREATIVE EDITIONS AND PRODUCTIONS · Advertising agencies · Leuven · since 1987