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.
“CULIMAT”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Harelbeke · since 2004
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Geel · since 2020
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1988
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1988
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Retail sale of footwear · since 1982
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Mouscron · since 1986
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2021
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Event catering · since 2014
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Thimister-Clermont · since 2006
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Joinery installation · Kapellen · since 1984
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Abbreviation of BOREA · Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Assenede · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Beringen · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Dendermonde · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Zottegem · since 2005