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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.

“CLEO”

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  • 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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • C.L.E.O. same name
    Abbreviation of Cercle Local d'Education Ouvrière · Cafés and bars · Aubange · since 1955
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1988
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1991
  • CLEO same name
    Dendermonde · since 2014
  • CLEO same name
    Real estate agency activities · Rumst · since 2020
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2000
  • Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2008
  • Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1975
  • Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1978
  • CLEO same name
    Name of an establishment of DIMA FASHION · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2007
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2001
  • Cleo H. very similar
    Abbreviation of Cleo Hoebeke · Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2021
  • CLEO FIN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2026
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2008
  • Cleon similar
    Other business support services · Brakel · since 2025
  • C.L.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Centre liégeois d'évangélisation · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1971
  • C L E similar
    Abbreviation of Creusot - Loire Entreprises SA · Paris · since 1975
  • C.L.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Cosmos Laboratory Equipment · Wholesale of other household goods · Niel · since 1978
  • C.L.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Culture et Loisirs Etterbeek · Etterbeek · since 1983
  • C.L.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Centre de Loisirs et d'Etude · Oudergem · since 1985
  • C.L.E. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 1990
  • CLEOZA similar
    's-Gravenhage · since 1992
  • C.L.E. similar
    Abbreviation of COLLET LAURENT ELECTRICITE · General electrical installation work · Soignies · since 2002
  • C.L.E. similar
    Abbreviation of Conférence Luxembourgeoise des élus · Arlon · since 2016
  • C.L.E similar
    Abbreviation of Centre de Loisirs Equestre · Bernissart · since 2019
  • Cleoju similar
    Vervaardiging van groente- en fruitsappen · Rochefort · since 2020
  • CLEOSA similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Virton · since 2021
  • Machining of metals · since 2022
  • Cleona similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Liedekerke · since 2022
  • Cultural education · since 2011
  • Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 1991
  • CLEOME similar
    Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · Lievegem · since 2007
  • CLE similar
    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
  • CL-E similar
    Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Arendonk · since 2026
  • CLEOBAT similar
    Painting of buildings · Charleroi · since 2019
  • Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
  • Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
  • CLEODOR similar
    Activities of lawyers · Edegem · since 2026
  • CLES similar
    Name of an establishment of Gemeente Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1968
  • Clec similar
    Abbreviation of Cercle liégeois d'Etudes et de Conférences · Liège · since 1972
  • C.L.E.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Construire L'Eglise Aujourd'Hui · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1982
  • C.L.E.F. similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE LIEGEOIS D'ENSEIGNEMENT ET DE FORMATION · Vocational training · Liège · since 1989
  • CLES similar
    Abbreviation of PRESSES UNIVERSITAIRES DE LIEGE · Book publishing · Liège · since 2000
  • C.L.E.S. similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE LIBERTE EPANOUISSEMENT SOCIAL · La Louvière · since 2001
  • CLES similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Peer · since 2018
  • CLEH similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2018
  • CLEG similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Theux · since 2021
  • Clea similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Brussel · since 2022
  • Clem similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Boutersem · since 2023
  • CLEN similar
    Tournai · since 2009
  • CLEZ similar
    Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2010
  • CLEG similar
    Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2010
  • CLEM similar
    Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Gent · since 2011
  • C.L.E.S similar
    Abbreviation of Corps Libéré Esprit Sain · Ath · since 2011
  • CLEP similar
    Abbreviation of Cultural & Linguistic Experience Program · Travel agency activities · Brussel · since 2011
  • CLEC similar
    Abbreviation of CRECHE L'ARC-EN-CIEL · Day nurseries and crèches · Elsene · since 2008
  • Clem' similar
    Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Neuilly-sur-Seine · since 2024
  • CLEV similar
    Activities of head offices · Lincent · since 2024
  • C-lex similar
    Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2024
  • CLEON similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Advertising agencies · since 2013
  • C.L.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Culture-Loisirs-Education · Wavre · since 1971
  • C.L.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Club liégeois des Exportateurs · Liège · since 1981
  • CLE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Coopérative Liégeoise d'Electricité · Liège · since 1983
  • CLE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 1987

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