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.
“COCO CANAL”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Willebroek · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 1989
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1994
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1999
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of EAT & MEET · Cafés and bars · Zedelgem · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Copain & Copine · Merchtem · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Coupe Comedy · Boortmeerbeek · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2021
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of JCA · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Deinze · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of MARCOTTE · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Vorst · since 2005
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Zelzate · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BENEFIT LUX · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2005
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of BARABAS · Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Brugge · since 2020
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · Mons · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2013
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Coenen-Company · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024