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.
“GESTE VL”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Herselt · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herselt · since 2020
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Malmedy · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Herselt · since 2018
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 2006
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SCHIFFLANGE · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Ukkel · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Lommel · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Etudes en Santé mentale, Thérapie, Education · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1995
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1989
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Paris · since 1998
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Reparatie en onderhoud van andere apparatuur · Herve · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Lasne · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 2012
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HOBSCHEID · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2014
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Insulation installation · Kaprijke · since 2012
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2020
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Retail sale of bicycles · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1989
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Gistel · since 1990
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Neupré · since 1976
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Knokke-Heist · since 1985
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Ukkel · since 1988
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Office administrative and support services · Erezée · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2011