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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.

“CICERO”

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

26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CICE similar
    Abbreviation of Centre International de Culturisme en Europe · Etterbeek · since 1961
  • CERO similar
    Name of an establishment of Geo-connect · Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Beernem · since 2013
  • Cero (sole trader) similar
    Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2018
  • CERO (sole trader) similar
    Other business support services · since 2023
  • CeRo similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • CICERIUS similar
    Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2020
  • CICERCON similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 2022
  • C.I.C.E.N. similar
    Abbreviation of CLUB INTENSIVE CARE AND EMERGENCY NURSING · Antwerpen · since 2001
  • Cicek similar
    Name of an establishment of LILLAS · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · La Louvière · since 2023
  • CICEFA similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE COOPERATION, D'ETUDES ET DE FORMATION POUR L'AFRIQUE · Evere · since 2002
  • CIC EST similar
    strasbourg · since 2015
  • CICEK similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of INFRA-TECH · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2014
  • Carnicero similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 2022

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