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.
“COCAM”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Abbreviation of COMMUNAUTE CULTURELLE DES ALGERIENS EN BELGIQUE · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of COLLECTIF CAROLO DES AFRICAIN.E.S POUR LA DIVERSITE · Charleroi · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Bièvre · since 2011
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Gent · since 2012
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · Ellezelles · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · Evergem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Comite des Oeuvres Culturelles · Brussel · since 1947
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Abbreviation of Cultuur en Ontspanning Centrum · Antwerpen · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Coördinatie-Organisatie-Constructie · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Halle · since 1978
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Abbreviation of CENTRE ORGANISATION DU CREDIT · Charleroi · since 1981
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Abbreviation of CORPORATE ASSET MANAGEMENT · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ninove · since 1987
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 1989
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Abbreviation of CASA AFRO-MUSICA · Brussel · since 1989
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Sint-Niklaas · since 1993
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Other building finishing work · Wingene · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CLUB AQUANAUTE MOUSCRONNOIS · Mouscron · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2015
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · since 1995
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Core And More · Sports and recreation education · Dessel · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · since 2019
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Abbreviation of CABINET D'OPHTALMOLOGIE CHURCHILL · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Crowd Of Chairs · Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Colors of Carnaval · Herve · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · since 2006
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Other education · Brugge · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Children and Music · Genappe · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Cleo Anders Management · Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2026
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since 2011
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since 1987
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Abbreviation of Church of christ - Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2017
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2021
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Wholesale of other food products · Namur · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Nursing and midwifery · Mons · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2024