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“CL3”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CL3 same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Hannut · since 2020
  • CL3 same name
    Development of residential building projects · Flémalle · since 2023
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Begijnendijk · since 1987
  • C + L similar
    Abbreviation of Ingram Micro Services · Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · La Louvière · since 1995
  • CL similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2010
  • CL similar
    Abbreviation of Congo Lobbiyng · Elsene · since 2019
  • CL similar
    Groothandel in hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Lokeren · since 2021
  • C.L. similar
    Abbreviation of Advocatenkantoor COCHEZ.LAW · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2012
  • Sole trader similar
    Vervaardiging van elektrische en elektronische benodigdheden voor motorvoertuigen · since 1973
  • CL² similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2006
  • C.L. similar
    Sint-Niklaas · since 2007
  • CL similar
    Abbreviation of CorporateLeaders · Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2008
  • CL similar
    Abbreviation of Couleur Local · Oostende · since 2026

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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