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.
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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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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1983
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Abbreviation of CERCLE TERRE DE NEUFCHATEAU · Neufchâteau · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Cycling Team Nijlen · Other sports activities · Nijlen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CaniTeam Namur · Namur · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CORBEAU TERRA NOVA I · Oostende · since 2023
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Nationaal Technisch Voetbalcentrum EURO 2000 · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ASBL Centre de Technologies nouvelles de Namur-Luxembourg · Virton · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Baikonour Team Natacha Basse-Meuse · Oupeye · since 2007
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Kontich · since 2024
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Other cleaning activities · Evere · since 2025
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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