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.
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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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Centre liégeois d'évangélisation · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Creusot - Loire Entreprises SA · Paris · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Cosmos Laboratory Equipment · Wholesale of other household goods · Niel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Culture et Loisirs Etterbeek · Etterbeek · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Centre de Loisirs et d'Etude · Oudergem · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 1990
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Abbreviation of COLLET LAURENT ELECTRICITE · General electrical installation work · Soignies · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Conférence Luxembourgeoise des élus · Arlon · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Centre de Loisirs Equestre · Bernissart · since 2019
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Machining of metals · since 2022
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Cultural education · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Courel L.a.m.p. Ecologie (CLE) : Cercle de Lutte contre l’Analphabétisme, la Mendicité, la Pauvreté et de promotion de l’Ecologie · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Arendonk · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Culture-Loisirs-Education · Wavre · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Club liégeois des Exportateurs · Liège · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Coopérative Liégeoise d'Electricité · Liège · since 1983
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Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 1987
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Cercle Local d'Education Ouvrière · Cafés and bars · Aubange · since 1955
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Abbreviation of Cercle liégeois d'Etudes et de Conférences · Liège · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Construire L'Eglise Aujourd'Hui · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1982
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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · Kortrijk · since 1988
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Abbreviation of CENTRE LIEGEOIS D'ENSEIGNEMENT ET DE FORMATION · Vocational training · Liège · since 1989
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Abbreviation of PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE LIEGE · Book publishing · Liège · since 2000
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Abbreviation of CENTRE LIBERTE EPANOUISSEMENT SOCIAL · La Louvière · since 2001
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Abbreviation of CENTRE LAIQUE ENGHIEN - SILLY · Activities of religious organisations · Enghien · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of CEDRIC COMBUSTIBLES · Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Theux · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1988
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Abbreviation of COMMUNAUTE CHRETIENNE DU LIBRE EVANGILE · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Peer · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2018
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Dendermonde · since 2014
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Waterloo · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Centre Culturel L'Envol · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Chièvres · since 2020
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Real estate agency activities · Rumst · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Theux · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2000
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Brussel · since 2022
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Boutersem · since 2023
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2008
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Tournai · since 2009
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2010
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2010
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Gent · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Corps Libéré Esprit Sain · Ath · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Cultural & Linguistic Experience Program · Travel agency activities · Brussel · since 2011
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1975
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1978
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Abbreviation of le cercle de loisirs de l'enfant et de la famille · Brussel · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of DIMA FASHION · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of COOPERATIVE POUR LES ENERGIES DU FUTUR · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2008
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Abbreviation of CRECHE L'ARC-EN-CIEL · Day nurseries and crèches · Elsene · since 2008
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Neuilly-sur-Seine · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Lincent · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of CLEF ARCHITECTURE · Activities of building architects · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1989
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lier · since 1990
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Ranst · since 2012
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Elsene · since 2008