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.
“GATE55”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostende · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Antwerpen · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1997
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2026
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of GOSPEL ACTION TEAM · Arlon · since 2009
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Abbreviation of GHENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM · Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Bredene · since 2009
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of WEISY · Full-service restaurants · Ganshoren · since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of BESTCOM · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1992
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Dinant · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Braives · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Mons · since 2011
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AACHEN · since 1997
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · since 2024
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of GÂTEAU · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Etterbeek · since 2014
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Plumbing work · Merchtem · since 2023
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News agency activities · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2007
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Tyre services · since 2024
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oudsbergen · since 2025
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026