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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“CIGABA”

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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CIGABA same name
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Beersel · since 2017
  • CIGBA very similar
    Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Ukkel · since 2025
  • VBB / Cigaba very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Herentals · since 2025
  • CIGADA very similar
    Name of an establishment of LA SURE DES ANGES · Cafés and bars · Martelange · since 2009
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CIGA similar
    Abbreviation of Cercle des infirmier-être-s et Sages-Femmes de l'Université libre de Bruxelles · Anderlecht · since 1996
  • CIGA similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • CIGAL similar
    General electrical installation work · Harelbeke · since 2022
  • Vervaardiging en bewerking van overig glas, inclusief technisch glaswerk · since 2010
  • Gaba similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lier · since 1971
  • GABA similar
    Weesp · since 1984
  • GABA similar
    Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Zottegem · since 2006
  • CIGA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Antwerpen · since 1960

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