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.
“CIGAL”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Harelbeke · since 2022
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Vervaardiging en bewerking van overig glas, inclusief technisch glaswerk · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wanze · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Geel · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Information et de Documentation sur l'Amérique latine · Leuven · since 1977
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Computer programming · Geel · since 1990
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Operation of sports facilities · Beringen · since 1991
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Evere · since 2013
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Rijkevorsel · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1991
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Cercle des infirmier-être-s et Sages-Femmes de l'Université libre de Bruxelles · Anderlecht · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Evere · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Estinnes · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Braine-le-Château · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 1999
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Merbes-le-Château · since 2008
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beersel · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of LA SURE DES ANGES · Cafés and bars · Martelange · since 2009
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Abbreviation of La Construction Industrialisée-Geindustrialiseerd Gebouw · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1967
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Abbreviation of CLAES IMMO GROUP · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Cools Investment Group · Activities of holding companies · Herk-de-Stad · since 2010
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Abbreviation of COMPTOIR IMMOBILIER GUISSET · Waterloo · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 1960
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Development of residential building projects · Brasschaat · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Cooperative Invest Group · since 2016