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.
“GENTOO”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 1983
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Heusden-Zolder · since 1999
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Grobbendonk · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zulte · since 2014
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of EG Retail (Belgium) · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Antwerpen · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of WERKHUIZEN MIN · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of PARTENA - GUICHET D'ENTREPRISES - PARTENA - ONDERNEMINGSLOKET · Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 1966
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Name of an establishment of Partena — Sociale Verzekeringen voor Zelfstandigen · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Brussel · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of IDEWE - Externe dienst voor Preventie en Bescherming op het werk · General medical practice · Leuven · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of Rebelle · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Brussel · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum · Other research and development on natural sciences · Leuven · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of DELEN PRIVATE BANK · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of GROEP INTRO VZW · Vocational training · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Parentia Vlaanderen · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Brussel · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Kidslife Vlaanderen · Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hasselt · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Meubelzorg · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Wellen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of MANUS · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of EG SERVICES (Belgium) · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Manus BXL · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of MANUS ANTWERPEN · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of ACV-TRANSPORT EN COMMUNICATIE · Activiteiten van vakbonden · Brussel · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of Paycover · Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2008
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Joinery installation · Gent · since 2004
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Gent · since 1957
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Name of an establishment of Gentry For Men · Hairdressing and barber services · Juprelle · since 1971
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Amel · since 1976
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Vorst · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of TRENTUNO · Retail sale of footwear · Mechelen · since 1993
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Advertising agencies · Heusden-Zolder · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Gent Cricket Club · Gent · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of ALBRALAN · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Aalter · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Name of CRETEQ · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hasselt · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1974
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Herentals · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of IG COIFFURE · Hairdressing and barber services · Liège · since 2010
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Employment placement agencies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2011
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Glaszetten · Boortmeerbeek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Gentle Ultimate Frisbee Team · Activities of other sports clubs · Gent · since 2007
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Activities of other sports clubs · Gent · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BBC Melle-Destelbergen-Merelbeke · Contract catering and other food service activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1996
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Gent · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Boussu · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of COMPLEMENTAIRE · Hairdressing and barber services · Fléron · since 2012