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.
“Caranova”
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
24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Bel Consco · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Grez-Doiceau · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2025
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Other tax advisory services · Anzegem · since 2014
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Kortrijk · since 1982
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Kortrijk · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 1991
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2000
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Other business support services · Ichtegem · since 2000
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Antwerpen · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of CASANOVA HORNU · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Bernissart · since 2002
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Joinery installation · Izegem · since 2002
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Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Other construction installation · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Casanova Horeca Services · Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 2020
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1996
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1986
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Other business support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · since 2006
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2025
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General medical practice · Soignies · since 2025
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Brasschaat · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2020
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hove · since 1985
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Glabbeek · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2025
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Overijse · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Evere · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2025
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Other education · since 2026
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Office administrative and support services · Jette · since 1991
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 1996
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Anderlecht · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Wavre · since 2024
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ASSISTANCE A LA RECHERCHE ET A LA FORMATION EN ARCHITECTURE · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Anderlecht · since 1980
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Hoogstraten · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Association des Animateurs Radio associés · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Activities of interior architects · Brussel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Car Remarketing Association - Europe - "CARA-EUROPE" · Other membership organisations · Edegem · since 2016
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Ellezelles · since 2017
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Abbreviation of CALCULO REGIS ADVISORY · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Abbreviation of CARA MANAGEMENT · Activities of holding companies · Awans · since 2008
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Roeselare · since 2008