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.
“CT-O”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of CLINIQUE ET TECHNIQUE D'ORTHODONTIE · Namur · since 1988
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oostkamp · since 1991
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Abbreviation of CTO Food · Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Schoten · since 1997
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Belegging in Techniek en Onroerend Goed · Vosselaar · since 1993
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Event catering · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
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Plumbing work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
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Abbreviation of CANARIS TEAM · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Combined Marine Terminal Operations Worldwide · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Curieux Tympan · Orp-Jauche · since 1991
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Abbreviation of CINETEC · Elsene · since 1997
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Abbreviation of CENSITIVE · Other business support services · Oudergem · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Thodde · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Duffel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Cirque Totale · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Lokeren · since 2019
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ConsulTache · Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Condroz Tex · Ciney · since 1989
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Lebbeke · since 2008