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.
“Encoda”
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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Geluidsopnamestudio's · Herent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN COALITION FOR JUST AND EFFECTIVE DRUG POLICIES · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of ENGINEERING, CONSULTING et DEVELOPMENT · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Confédération Européenne des Associations d'Administrateurs · Vocational training · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2004
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zonhoven · since 2018
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's-Hertogenbosch · since 2024
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beringen · since 2004
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Hoogvliet Rotterdam · since 2024
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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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Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Lebbeke · since 1992
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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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Activities of head offices · Lokeren · since 2020
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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
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Abbreviation of Dansschool ENcore vzw · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2013
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Laarne · since 2017
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Mouscron · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Riemst · since 2018
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Hulshout · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Burdinne · since 2025
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Other business support services · Peer · since 1997
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Office administrative and support services · Liège · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Coda vzw · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
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Gent · since 2022