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.
“GEREST”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brussel · since 1983
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Abbreviation of GROUPE EUROPEEN D'ECHANGES ET DE RECHERCHES EN EDUCATION SOCIALE · Brussel · since 1979
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Waterloo · since 1985
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Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Aubagne · since 2017
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Abbreviation of GROUPEMENT EUROPEEN D'INTERET ECONOMIQUE DE LA SANTE EN THIERACHE · Chimay · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mol · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of VERESTA · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1989
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Tienen · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Waregem · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Schaarbeek · since 2012
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2025
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Liège · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Gestion de l'Espace de Recueillement Etudiant · Brussel · since 2026
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Strassen · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of VARTES · Mixed farming · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Support activities for crop production · since 2024
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Rixensart · since 2018
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Risk and damage evaluation · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Hooglede · since 2009
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Development of residential building projects · Waterloo · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche en Radiologie, Echographie et Sénologie · Specialist medical practice · Vorst · since 1988
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Other construction installation · Sint-Truiden · since 1991
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Abbreviation of GROUPEMENT EUROPEEN D'ECHANGES ET DE RECHERCHE SUR L'EDUCATION ET L'ENSEIGNEMENT SPECIALISES · Namur · since 1999
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Activities of bailiffs · Menen · since 2015
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Other specialised construction activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Echanges et d'Evaluation de la Responsabilité d'Entités Sociales · Socio-cultural adult education · Lasne · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Eeklo · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · since 2022