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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.

“Gillex”

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.

  • Gillex same name
    Activities of holding companies · Dilbeek · since 2014
  • GILLET-LEX very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · since 2026
  • Gillet, Alex (sole trader) very similar
    Painting of buildings · since 2017
  • Gilles very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 1978
  • GILLES very similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · La Bruyère · since 1992
  • Gilles Sas (sole trader) very similar
    Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2018
  • GILLET (sole trader) very similar
    Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2006
  • GILLET (sole trader) very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2006
  • GILLET (sole trader) very similar
    Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2007
  • GILLES. (sole trader) very similar
    Event catering · since 2026
  • Gilolex very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Oud-Heverlee · since 2020
  • ILLEX very similar
    Activities of head offices · Bocholt · since 1987
  • GILLE very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Haacht · since 2011
  • GILLES very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Walcourt · since 1989
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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