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“Gutenberg”
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.
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Same or very similar names
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Hooglede · since 2019
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Tournai · since 1987
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Centrum voor Jeugdtoerisme · Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1960
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Pajottegem · since 1988
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Aalst · since 2009
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since 2012
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Essen · since 1979
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Baelen · since 2015
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Activities of interior architects · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Tervuren · Financiële lease · Tervuren · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of KONINKLIJK ONDERSTEUNINGSCENTRUM TER ENGELEN TEVONA · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Genk · since 1961
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Aartselaar · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2014
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General medical practice · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of De Fietsambassade Gent · Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Gent · since 2016
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2011
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Stekene · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · since 2025
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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.