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.
“ETABO”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1968
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General construction of residential buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Technisch Studie en Adviesbureau van de Belgische Boerenbond · Leuven · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Ingenieurs-, ontwerp-, en coördinatiebureau STABO · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1972
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ingelmunster · since 1999
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Brecht · since 2020
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Kontich · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Staden · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Etudes, loisirs et animations Boitsfort · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2011
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Lier · since 2026
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Liège · since 1985
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN TEAM · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ukkel · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Herselt · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Boechout · since 1993
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2012
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1985
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Abbreviation of ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY AERTSEN · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Brecht · since 2015
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Abbreviation of EVERT TALLOEN AUTOMATION · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Herzele · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ELLEN TEMMERMAN ARCHITECTE · Activities of building architects · Couvin · since 2003
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 1976
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · Gent · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dentergem · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Diest · since 2021