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.
“GILEA”
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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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kraainem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2025
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Zele · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Avelgem · since 2000
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Herentals · since 2001
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Brussel · since 2002
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Ukkel · since 2003
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Joinery installation · Lubbeek · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beerse · since 2009
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Activities of head offices · Herentals · since 2011
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Maldegem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Physiotherapy · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Maaseik · since 2015
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · La Louvière · since 1985
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Brussel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of GHIMLO · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zedelgem · since 1996
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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Sports and recreation education · since 2010
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Abbreviation of GIL go 4 one · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Groupement de l'Indépendante de Liège · Liège · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ledegem · since 2013
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2019
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Etterbeek · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Gestion Immobilière Liègeoise · Aywaille · since 1947
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Antwerpen · since 2003