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.
“CUBABEL”
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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Elsene · since 2018
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Brasschaat · since 2017
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Afvalwaterafvoer · Lasne · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
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Vilvoorde · since 2009
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Diest · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Culture africaine en Belgique · Elsene · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Centrale d'Achats de Bières, Eaux et Limonades-Centrale Aankoop van Bieren Waters en Limonaden · Vorst · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Baby Belgium · Antwerpen · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of L'EQUIPE · Activiteiten van psychiatrische ziekenhuizen · Anderlecht · since 1963
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Full-service restaurants · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1987
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Brussel · since 1987
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1998
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Kortemark · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of BAUWENS & BENOIT INTERIOR ARCHITECTS · Activities of interior architects · Destelbergen · since 2018
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Psychology services · since 2023
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Binche · since 2009
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Mechelen · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Liège · since 1992
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 2009