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.
“DoBCo”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2021
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Abbreviation of DOBECO INVESTMENT COMPANY · Lier · since 1983
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1982
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Brasschaat · since 1985
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Market research and public opinion polling · Stoumont · since 1988
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Linkebeek · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Wervik · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2002
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Waregem · since 2015
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Insulation installation · Gent · since 2018
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Izegem · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Zwevegem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2022
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Machining of metals · Stekene · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dilbeek · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · Kontich · since 2007
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Drop Office Building · Aalst · since 2014
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Event catering · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Menen · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011