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.
“ENCOTEC”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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BISSEN · since 2008
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Ukkel · since 2012
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Gent · since 2004
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Ranst · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Industrie Commerce Technique · Wholesale of machine tools · Fléron · since 1972
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beernem · since 2011
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Namur · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beringen · since 2004
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Sint-Laureins · since 2025
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Oreye · since 1973
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Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Lebbeke · since 1992
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN COALITION FOR JUST AND EFFECTIVE DRUG POLICIES · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2002
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2014
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General electrical installation work · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Abbreviation of THE ENNEAGRAM CORNER · Vocational training · Gembloux · since 2010
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Activities of building architects · Lievegem · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aartselaar · since 2005
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Activities of interior architects · Kortrijk · since 2006