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.
“ENCIMA”
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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Computer programming · Torhout · since 2002
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Office administrative and support services · Nijlen · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of LEGU · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Izegem · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Lendelede · since 2022
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Eerste Nederlandse Ciment Industrie · 's-Hertogenbosch · since 1968
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Abbreviation of MANEF · Vervaardiging van gereedschap, muv vormkasten en gietvormen · Charleroi · since 1936
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Retail sale of household furniture · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1992
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Imagerie Médicale de Ath · Specialist medical practice · Ath · since 2016
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2018
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Kalmthout · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Jabbeke · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Information musicale · Tournai · since 1977