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.
“GAVABO”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Duffel · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 1993
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Brecht · since 1997
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General construction of residential buildings · Maaseik · since 1997
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Activities of building architects · Putte · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2012
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Kortrijk · since 2012
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Brussel · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 2005
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Name of Kinderen Vantieghem-Speleers · Vermogensbeheer · Avelgem · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Halle · since 2023
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Retail sale of antiques · Charleroi · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Begijnendijk · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hooglede · since 1998
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Other specialised construction activities · Geel · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Assenede · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2008
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Wholesale of other household goods
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · since 2020