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.
“CIPANGO”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gembloux · since 1986
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Brussel · since 2021
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Ukkel · since 2002
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre International de Phonetique Appliquee · Vocational training · Mons · since 1965
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Cafés and bars · Ans · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Geel · since 1979
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Computer programming · Geel · since 1990
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Evere · since 1991
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Tournai · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Centre Interdiocésain du Patrimoine et des Arts religieux · Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Namur · since 2018
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Dessel · since 2012
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Abbreviation of INVESTE AQUI ANGOLA · Vorst · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Information sur les Pratiques Associatives · Brussel · since 1983