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.
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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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Zedelgem · since 2000
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CYBERCRIME TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP · Vocational training · Brussel · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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Other business support services · Walhain · since 2020
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Brugge · since 2016
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Ingelmunster · since 2000
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of BMW DAVIT · Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Hannut · since 1991
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Abbreviation of EXPERTISES ET CONSEILS TECHNIQUES · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1992
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Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of EURO COSMETICS TRADING · Meise · since 1997
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Abbreviation of ENDURO CLUB DE TOURNAI · Tournai · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Ingenieursbureau voor civiele werken en technieken · Business and other management consultancy · Kluisbergen · since 2014
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Abbreviation of ECEB CYCLING TEAM · Oudsbergen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of EUROPE CARS TRADING · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Endurance Cycling Team · Other sports activities · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Experts - Consultants & Technicians · Other information service activities · Hasselt · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Hulshout · since 2011
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Risk and damage evaluation · since 2005
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Machining of metals · Tielt · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Lille · since 2020
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Other legal services · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Euro Collectors Team · Koekelberg · since 1993