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.
“Cortado”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Londerzeel · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of JONI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zelzate · since 2022
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Vervaardiging dakpannen, tegels en andere producten voor de bouw, van gebakken klei · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Maldegem · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hasselt · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Vastgoed Expertise Center · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2026
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
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Dental practice · Schoten · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · Oudergem · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 2025
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Activiteiten van dagcentra voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap, met inbegrip van ambulante hulpverlening · Mons · since 1976
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1991
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Oudenaarde · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Corti Collectif · Brussel · since 2026
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Other education · since 2023