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.
“Gratec”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van overige motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Kortenaken · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · Tongeren · since 2015
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Wholesale of machine tools · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1985
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General electrical installation work · Braives · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Pelt · since 1977
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Hoogstraten · since 2013
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Damme · since 2013
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Other information technology and computer services · Beringen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Charleroi · since 2010
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Roofing work · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Groupe de Réflexion et d'Action en Toxicomanie · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Eupen · since 1988
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Lasne · since 2016
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Westerlo · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Lint · since 2024
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2009
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Youth work associations · Brussel · since 1986
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Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Leuven · since 1988
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2005