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.
“Catros”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Londerzeel · since 2021
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Event catering · Leuven · since 2009
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Ukkel · since 1982
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Geel · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2004
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sambreville · since 1992
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Brussel · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Stavelot · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2009
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre Albatros · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Couvin · since 1977
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Specialist medical practice · Jette · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Malle · since 2004
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Other construction installation · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of Ventura · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2016
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Abbreviation of CATRONICS ELEKTRO WILLEMS · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Grobbendonk · since 1991
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Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · since 2013
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Haumont Béatrice - Steyaert Charles · Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2023