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.
“Cati”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Centre d'alphabétisation pour Travailleurs immigrés · Other education · Schaarbeek · since 1972
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Business and other management consultancy · Londerzeel · since 1990
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Antwerpen · since 1993
Names that resemble it 62 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Dilbeek · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Pajottegem · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Les Coiffeurs Modélistes de Paris, du Cercle des Arts et Techniques C.A.T. · Brussel · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Cercle des Arts et Techniques de la Coiffure française Section nationale belge C.A.T. · Brussel · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Computer Advies Team · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Courcelles · since 1987
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Abbreviation of CLEAN ANY-THING · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Concert Assistant Team · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Aarschot · since 1990
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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Knokke-Heist · since 1991
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Lanaken · since 1994
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Kuurne · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 1998
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Abbreviation of CONVERGENCES ARCHITECTURES ET TECHNIQUES · Activities of building architects · Liège · since 2013
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Insurance agents and brokers · Eghezée · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Blégny · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · since 2020
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van andere niet-gedistilleerde gegiste dranken · since 2022
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Lochristi · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of CATINUS-BURLET · Agents and brokers in banking services · Eghezée · since 2009
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CONSULTING AGENCY THIJS · Groothandel in machines en apparaten voor de warmte-, koel- en vriestechniek voor industrieel gebruik · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Artistiek Talent · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Gent · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Chitwan aids trust · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Chirolokalen Albatros Tollembeek · Pajottegem · since 2006
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Asse · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Dour · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Floreffe · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Avelgem · since 2020
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Genk · since 2020
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Bouillon · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2003
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Painting of buildings · since 2004
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Joinery installation · since 2006
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Real estate agency activities · Kelmis · since 2024
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Abbreviation of François Catinus, Société Notariale · Activities of notaries · Bastogne · since 2024
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Installatie van duurzame elektrische installaties · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2025
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Veterinary services · Overijse · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Center for Advanced Technical Education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 1999
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Abbreviation of CATGlobal · Activiteiten van extraterritoriale organisaties en instanties · Brussel · since 2018
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Ukkel · since 2010
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Eghezée · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Damme · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2011
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Abbreviation of COALITION CONTRE LA TRAITE DES FEMMES · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Covitrans Auto Transport Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Eeklo · since 1996
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Mons · since 2011