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.
“GASEL”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Beringen · since 2019
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Elsene · since 1990
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La Hulpe · since 1992
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Gent · since 1992
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Schilde · since 1997
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Kapellen · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Reparatie en onderhoud van huishoudapparaten en van werktuigen voor gebruik in huis en tuin · Charleroi · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Geraardsbergen · since 2008
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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Insulation installation · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2003
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lint · since 1985
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Vermogensbeheer · Alken · since 2018
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Ans · since 2003
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Abbreviation of GENERALE D'APPROVISIONNEMENT ET DE SERVICES · Market research and public opinion polling · Boulogne · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Groupe Astronomie de Spa · Spa · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Georges Auto Sport · Other membership organisations · Sprimont · since 2013
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Abbreviation of GOLDEN AGE SOCIETY · Ukkel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Gerard Accountancy Services · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2008
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1981
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Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lommel · since 2014