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.
“GEDAR”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Waregem · since 1990
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Roofing work · Ninove · since 1974
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General construction of residential buildings · Oudenburg · since 1992
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Elsene · since 1968
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Other business support services · Edegem · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1994
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Abbreviation of GROUPE EUROPEEN DE PARTICIPATION · Luxembourg 2324 · since 1997
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Insulation installation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 2006
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Eeklo · since 2023
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Evere · since 1968
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Plombières · since 2003
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Plumbing work · Maarkedal · since 2018
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Oostrozebeke · since 2007
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Employment placement agencies · Oudenaarde · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hamont-Achel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of GREEN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Sint-Niklaas · since 2014
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2008
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · Moorslede · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 2013
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General cleaning of buildings · Genk · since 2017
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since 2014