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.
“GOTAR”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Andenne · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · Ranst · since 1990
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Wetteren · since 1995
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Ukkel · since 2025
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Pig breeding farms · Sint-Niklaas · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 1996
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Abbreviation of VRIENDEN van GOWAR · Waregem · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2013
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Materials recovery from waste · Torhout · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Patzoe · Activities of head offices · Kontich · since 2013
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General electrical installation work · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Wemmel · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Kortemark · since 2005
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Other information service activities · Oosterzele · since 2026
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tubize · since 1989
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Speleo-groepering met Overlevingstechnieken en Alpinisme · Oud-Turnhout · since 1987
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Manhay · since 2006
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Literary creation · since 2026
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Courcelles · since 2025