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.
“CICADE”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Interior design · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Dendermonde · since 2007
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Abbreviation of CHAMBRE D'INDUSTRIE ET DE COMMERCE ALGERO - EUROPEENNE · Ukkel · since 2002
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Nursing and midwifery · Mechelen · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Gesves · since 2004
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Nursing and midwifery · Roeselare · since 2024
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brussel · since 1960
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Abbreviation of RdH Consulting · Vervaardiging van andere anorganische chemische basisproducten · Ukkel · since 1968
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Development of residential building projects · Péruwelz · since 1994
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'IMPORTATION ET DE COURTAGE ALIMENTAIRE SA · Marseille · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 1995
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Joinery installation · Wuustwezel · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Centre Islamique et Culturel d'ANS · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ans · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Centre d'identité Culturelle Africaine · Public relations and communication consultancy · Jette · since 2008
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Market research and public opinion polling · Kraainem · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2022
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Etterbeek · since 1969