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.
“GANDATA”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 1973
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1988
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Geraardsbergen · since 1986
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Cafés and bars · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2003
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Gent · since 2021
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Abbreviation of GANDAE - WELZIJN & WERK OP MAAT · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Gent · since 1965
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Leuven · since 1983
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Oostkamp · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Destelbergen · since 2018
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Zoetermeer · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Action pour le Terrain d'Aventures · Youth work associations · Liège · since 1986
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's-Hertogenbosch · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Koekelberg · since 2020
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Abbreviation of PLANDATA TEKNIK AB · Stockholm · since 1987
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Izegem · since 1988
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Gent · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Mechelen · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1990
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Other retail sale of food · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Event catering · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of Gaïnde · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1980