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.
“DANCATH”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Koksijde · since 1991
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van beursvennootschappen · Erpe-Mere · since 1987
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Joinery installation · Awans · since 2020
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Wholesale of timber · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Dancal Elektro · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2014
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Cultural education · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2017
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1990
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Nivelles · since 2015
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Brecht · since 2011
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1997
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Development of residential building projects · Awans · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Etterbeek · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Little Swans · Saint-Ghislain · since 2012
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Other cleaning activities · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2018
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Beringen · since 2021
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Begijnendijk · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Comblain-au-Pont · since 1986