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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“GROBECA”

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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • GROBECA same name
    Funeral services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2016
  • ROBECA very similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Asse · since 1999
  • Grobema very similar
    Abbreviation of GROND-EN BELEGGINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ · Lummen · since 1973
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • GROBEL similar
    Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Antwerpen · since 1992
  • Grobev similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Berlare · since 2016
  • GroBeBo similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2007
  • GROBELCO similar
    Construction of roads and motorways · Maasmechelen · since 1996
  • GROBETON similar
    Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Grobbendonk · since 1998
  • GROBO similar
    Joinery installation · Grobbendonk · since 1999
  • GROBO similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2002
  • Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · since 1991
  • GROCA similar
    Physiotherapy · Genk · since 2019
  • GRECA similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Luxembourg · since 2003
  • Grobs similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
  • GRECA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2025
  • Beca similar
    Ardooie · since 2007
  • BeCa similar
    Construction of roads and motorways · Bree · since 2025

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