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.
“Carnova”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other tax advisory services · Anzegem · since 2014
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Daverdisse · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Izegem · since 2002
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Grez-Doiceau · since 2020
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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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Kortrijk · since 2026
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of CHAUX ET DOLOMIES · Winning van kalksteen, gips, leisteen en andere steen · Eupen · since 1968
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 1974
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Conseiller, Accompagner, Rencontrer - Namur · Namur · since 1990
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Wuustwezel · since 1970
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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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Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Truiden · 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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Full-service restaurants · since 1990
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Other business support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of 'T FENOMEEN · Cafés and bars · Ieper · since 2005
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Cafés and bars · since 2006
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since 2025
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Mechelen · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2006
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Wommelgem · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of BDP Foodbrands · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2021