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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“CaptainNuts”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • CAPTAIN similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Turnhout · since 2024
  • Captain 1 similar
    Other building finishing work · Kuurne · since 2019
  • CAPTAIN NINE similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Boutersem · since 2019
  • Full-service restaurants · since 2026
  • CAPTAIN 13 similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2024
  • Roofing work · since 2025
  • CAPTAIN BLUE similar
    Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Oostende · since 1999
  • CAPTAIN COOK similar
    Full-service restaurants · Ieper · since 2016
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
  • Captain Jane similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2018
  • Reproductie van opgenomen media · since 2020
  • Captainwork similar
    Name of an establishment of Solid Media · Advertising agencies · Hasselt · since 2020
  • Captain Fonk similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Tielt · since 2022
  • Interior design · since 2009
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010
  • Captain Jack similar
    Contract catering and other food service activities · De Haan · since 2025
  • Trade name of NEPTUNIA CAPTAIN · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Tournai · since 1989
  • Capptain similar
    Computer programming · Boortmeerbeek · since 2014
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2025
  • General electrical installation work · OOST WEST EN MIDDELBEERS · since 2025
  • CAPTA similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Bilzen · since 2007
  • CAPTAIN NEMO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of G.J.J · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nieuwpoort · since 2015

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