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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“GEAT”

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.

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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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • GEAT same name
    Land surveying · Péruwelz · since 1987
  • Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2012
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Detailhandel in boeken · since 2012
  • G.E.A. similar
    Abbreviation of GESTION-ENTREPRISE-ARCHITECTURE · Real estate agency activities · Hamois · since 1986
  • GEA similar
    Abbreviation of GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES · Louisville · since 1994
  • G.E.A. similar
    Abbreviation of GOLDEN EAGLE AVIATION · Verhuur en lease van luchtvaartuigen · Wijnegem · since 1996
  • GEA similar
    Name of an establishment of GEA INVEST · Activities of holding companies · Aubel · since 2012
  • GEA similar
    Schaarbeek · since 2018
  • GET-EAT similar
    Event catering · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2022
  • GEA similar
    Abbreviation of GENESA · Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Liège · since 2004
  • GEA similar
    Abbreviation of GOLDEN EAGLES ACADEMY · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026
  • GEATUEZ similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mechelen · since 2025
  • GEA'S similar
    La Bruyère · since 1988
  • GEAL similar
    Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Brugge · since 1994
  • GEAM similar
    Kortrijk · since 2014
  • GEAN similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2018
  • GEAS similar
    General electrical installation work · Kruisem · since 2019
  • GEAL similar
    Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · since 2021
  • GEAR similar
    Other sports activities · Waregem · since 2010
  • GEAC similar
    Enghien · since 2010
  • GEMTREAT similar
    Bewerken van diamant · Antwerpen · since 1980
  • Wholesale of other food products · since 2025
  • G.E.A.T.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Ukkel · since 1997
  • GEA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Daverdisse · since 1988

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