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.
“Coekaerts”
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
30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Tielt-Winge · since 1995
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Other personal services · since 2018
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since 2008
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2014
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1994
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since 1988
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2022
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Web portal activities · since 2011
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1996
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Painting of buildings · since 1985
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Activities of building architects · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · since 2019
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since 2012
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · Courcelles · since 2019
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
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Painting of buildings · since 1991
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Activities of building architects · since 2020
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2026
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since 1974
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Other sports activities · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lier · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of Apotheek Vertommen · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Lubbeek · since 2005
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Dental practice · Geel · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Beringen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Hamont-Achel · since 1975
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Overijse · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Heusden-Zolder · since 1987
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Site preparation · Herk-de-Stad · since 1993
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Lommel · since 1993
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1997
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kasterlee · since 1998
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Joinery installation · Ninove · since 2013
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2016
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Market research and public opinion polling · Peer · since 2018
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Mixed farming · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Assessment, (E)vidence-based Research & Treatment of Speech disorders · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Diest · since 2025