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.
“Capitan”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Aarschot · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Compositie van muziek · Putte · since 2025
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Zaventem · since 2009
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 2013
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Youth work associations · Brussel · since 2020
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Retail sale of household furniture · Mol · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Oudenaarde · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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Market research and public opinion polling · Rixensart · since 1994
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Oudergem · since 1981
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2000
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PARMA · since 2000
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Other business support services · Bouillon · since 2012
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Employment placement agencies · Beersel · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Oudenaarde · since 2019
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Other information service activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Oostende · since 2010
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Other software publishing · Herent · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wavre · since 2004
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Insurance agents and brokers · Gent · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Ath · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2025
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Kortrijk · since 1989
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ACCUEIL POSTPENITENTIAIRE - INFORMATION AUX TOXICOMANES INCARCERES · Ambulante hulpverlening aan drugs- en alcoholverslaafden · Vorst · since 1992
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Computer programming · Rixensart · since 2001
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2019
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Ukkel · since 2009
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Niklaas · since 2008
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Visual arts creation · Etterbeek · since 2024
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since 1996
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Abbreviation of Capital See Comm.V · Public relations and communication consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2017
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Lennik · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Dilbeek · since 2020
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Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2007
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2008
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Other financial services · Schoten · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Arlon · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Namur · since 2022