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.
“Effecon”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2019
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other photographic activities · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Niel · since 2020
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Lochristi · since 2012
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Abbreviation of European Forum for Electroconvulsive Therapy · Kortenberg · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2000
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wetteren · since 1983
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Combined facilities support activities · Hasselt · since 1991
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Edegem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2000
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2010
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lokeren · since 2009
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Boom · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ESCO FINANCIAL AND ENGINEERING COMPANY · Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 1995
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Riemst · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Ninove · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Brussel · since 1993