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.
“COTA”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Waterloo · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Collectif d'Echanges pour la Technologie appropriée, C.O.T.A. · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1980
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Abbreviation of CHIRURGIE ORTHOPEDIE TRAUMATOLOGIE ARTHROSCOPIE · Specialist medical practice · Bouillon · since 2002
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Wholesale of other food products · Sint-Niklaas · since 2025
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Generuiden · since 2004
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Zaventem · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Comptoir Organisation Textile · Kortrijk · since 1972
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Abbreviation of CONSEIL ENORGANISATION DU TRAVAIL · Anderlecht · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Stekene · since 2014
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Gent · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Centre of Transformation · Other education · Lint · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Brugge · since 2021
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Other printing · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CLUB OLYMPIC TRIVIERES · Cafés and bars · La Louvière · since 2009
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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PARIS · since 1989
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Abbreviation of CommuniThings · Computer programming · Etterbeek · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Zottegem · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Cream of the Crop · Public relations and communication consultancy · Merchtem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Collectif Tutti Frutti · Socio-cultural adult education · Esneux · since 2021
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Abbreviation of coverband 'Covers on the Rocks' · Lummen · since 2010
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of CORALIE DENUIT NOTASSIST · Activities of notaries · Brussel · since 2020
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Other sports activities · Kalmthout · since 1998
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Site preparation · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Maasmechelen · since 2017
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Baggerwerken · since 2012
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2026
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Vorst · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Consortium des Confectionneurs de Tissus A Mailles · Brussel · since 1962
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING OFFICE FOR TRADE AGENCY · Brussel · since 1992