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.
“CGAE”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nantes · since 1990
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Evere · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of C.G.A.E. LIEGE · Public relations and communication consultancy · Soumagne · since 1996
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of GÉNÉRAL CONSULTE ET ACCOMPAGNEMENT · Investigation and private security services · Hamois · since 1984
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Abbreviation of CENTRALE DE GESTION ADMINISTRATIVE · Office administrative and support services · Evere · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of Centre de Gestion et d'Administration · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Esneux · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CENTRUM GUARDIAN ANGEL · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Comité de gestion du cercle paroissial d'Anlier-Behême · Habay · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2026
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Abbreviation of CG ASSUR-FINAGIO · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Soumagne · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Comptoir Général d'Approvisionnement · Mons · since 1916
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Abbreviation of Société de Conseil et de Gestion en Assurances et Financement industriels, commerciaux et privés · Brussel · since 1975