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.
“GAROG”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oudsbergen · since 1988
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Ukkel · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Linkebeek · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kraainem · since 2010
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Haaltert · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Société d'Anesthésie Dr Roediger et d'Oncologie Dr Gennigens · Specialist medical practice · Anthisnes · since 2007
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2025
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2007
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostende · since 2017
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Antwerpen · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Denderleeuw · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Keerbergen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Guidon Ancienne Roue · Anderlecht · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Groupe D'Ateliers de Recherche · Activities of professional membership organisations · Liège · since 1982
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Full-service restaurants · since 1978
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Abbreviation of PROJET PILOTE GAROUBÉ · Elsene · since 2000
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Gent · since 1963