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.
“Coltan”
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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Waterloo · since 1966
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Fitness centres · Kampenhout · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Liège · since 1994
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Courcelles · since 2004
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Site preparation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tienen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of College ten Doorn · Mixed farming · Eeklo · since 1959
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Other tax advisory services · since 2019
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since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Colt 45 Waarschoot · Lievegem · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Celles (lez-Tournai) · since 2015
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Zoersel · since 2019
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Elsene · since 1973