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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“DEN OUTER”

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.

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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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • DEN OUTER same name
    Office administrative and support services · Lokeren · since 1983
  • DEN OUDEN, WOUTER (sole trader) very similar
    since 2015
  • Den Kouter very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lille · since 1990
  • De Kouter very similar
    Name of an establishment of Medisch Pedagogisch Centrum Sint-Franciscus · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Roosdaal · since 1976
  • DE TOUTER very similar
    Abbreviation of VZW DE TOUTER, CENTRUM VOOR INTEGRALE BEGELEIDING VAN GEZINNEN, JONGVOLWASSENEN, JONGEREN EN KINDEREN · Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Antwerpen · since 1979
  • DEN OTTER very similar
    Name of an establishment of APPLE ENTERPRISES · Full-service restaurants · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1982
  • De Kouter very similar
    Liedekerke · since 1987
  • De Kouter very similar
    Bornem · since 1993
  • DE KOUTER very similar
    Antwerpen · since 2002
  • denotter very similar
    Event catering · Zedelgem · since 2020
  • De Kouter very similar
    Name of an establishment of Grote Plaats · Buying and selling of own real estate · Lebbeke · since 2020
  • DE MOUTER (sole trader) very similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1995
  • DEN OTTER very similar
    Cafés and bars · Turnhout · since 2024
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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