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.
“Etcaetera”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1982
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General construction of residential buildings · Glabbeek · since 1988
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Boechout · since 2021
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2007
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1966
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Materials recovery from waste · Stavelot · since 1987
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Aarschot · since 1991
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Productie van televisiefilms · Liège · since 1997
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Cafés and bars · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of DEMESMAEKER-VAN DEN EEDE · Nutrition and dietetics services · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2013
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Literary creation · since 2016
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Abbreviation of european theatre club etcetera · Visual arts creation · Overijse · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of THE DRAGON · Cafés and bars · Etterbeek · since 2003
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Other retail sale of new goods · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other retail sale of new goods · Gent · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Vorst · since 2011
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Bocata etc · Event catering · Namur · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Rixensart · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of DE NIEUWE TEGEL · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Ninove · since 1985
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Event catering · since 2012
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025