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.
“Cedefin”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Diepenbeek · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Ukkel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kortrijk · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Centre pour le DEveloppement de l'Enfant et de sa Famille · Other social work without accommodation · Tubize · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EUROPEEN DE DOCUMENTATION POUR L'EDUCATION ET LA FORMATION · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Evergem · since 1997
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Middelkerke · since 2021
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Abbreviation of centre europeen defence - securite environnement en anglais european centre for defence-security and environment · Brussel · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Studie Aangaande Curatieve Opvoeding - Centre d'Etude de l'Education Curative · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Compagnie d'Exploitation immobilière · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1971
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Antwerpen · since 1980
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Abbreviation of STUDIECENTRUM VAN DE VLAAMSE CHRISTEN-DEMOCRATEN · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Brussel · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Centre européen de Développement et d'Education permanente · Châtelet · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Cellule pour l'Emploi et le Développement économique de Gembloux · Employment placement agencies · Gembloux · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'EXPERTISE GODFROI · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Confédération Européenne des Entreprises Locales d'Energie · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of CHAMBRE EUROPEENNE DE DEVELOPPEMENT D'ETUDE ET DE CONSEIL · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CENTRUM VOOR EDUCATIEVE EN SOCIAALARTISTIEKE PROJECTEN · Other membership organisations · Brecht · since 2000
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Abbreviation of CENTRALE EUROPÉENNE DES VINS · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Roeselare · since 2013
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Activities of lawyers · Damme · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Centre Européen de Développement des Entreprises · Brussel · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of CENTRE POUR UN ETAT DE DROIT ET L'EGALITE DES GENRES · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Centre Européen d'Evolution Economique · Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1965