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.
“GL AUTO”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Ciney · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Verviers · since 2021
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2009
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aywaille · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of GILEA · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kraainem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of GROEP GENERALFREIN STAPPERS · Vervaardiging van andere delen en toebehoren voor motorvoertuigen · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1968
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Namur · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Menen · since 2003
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Grimbergen · since 2024
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Clavier · since 2024
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kraainem · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 2025
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Tubize · since 1993
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Truiden · since 2022
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Maasmechelen · since 2004
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ferrières · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Kapellen · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van vlakglas · Manage · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zoersel · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2008