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.
“GEMKA”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2024
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Wholesale of live animals · Knokke-Heist · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Ravels · since 2017
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of GEM 2be · Other specialised construction activities · Waasmunster · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Enseignement Mathématique · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1998
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Antwerpen · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Abbreviation of POUR UNE GOUVERNANCE EUROPEENNE MULTILINGUE · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of GLI EVENTI MUSICALI · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 2020
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Schoten · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Zaventem · since 2021
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Philippeville · since 2008
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Rheinbach Bei Bonn · since 1987
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Stabroek · since 1992
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Jette · since 1993
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since 2017
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Geraardsbergen · since 2018
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Mixed farming · Riemst · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Assesse · since 2012
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Abbreviation of GENERAL ELITE MANAGEMENT · Other sports activities · Brakel · since 2011