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.
“CNL”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Neurologie en Leerstoornissen · Specialist medical practice · Bocholt · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Elsene · since 2002
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE DES NEUF LUNES · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2002
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Abbreviation of cercle des nageurs lessinois · Chièvres · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of CLEAN SOLUTION · General cleaning of buildings · Wavre · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of CnI · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of CLUB NADOR · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of CAP'Nature · Florenville · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of EUROFIELD · Other retail sale of food · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Abbreviation of citoyens numériques · Other education · Jodoigne · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Carpiste Nation asbl · Activities of other sports clubs · Erquelinnes · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Color Nation · Geraardsbergen · since 2026