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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.

“ICAEW”

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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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

1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ICAEW same name
    LONDON · since 2002
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • I.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Immobiliën Constructie Agentschap · General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 1974
  • I.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Internationale Commissie- en Agenturenhandel I.C.A. België · 's-Hertogenbosch · since 1975
  • I.C.A. similar
    Development of residential building projects · Dentergem · since 1977
  • I.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS AGENCY · Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1987
  • I.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of IMMO CENTRE ARDENNES · Real estate agency activities · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1994
  • I.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Institut de Communication africaine · Etterbeek · since 1994
  • ICA similar
    Abbreviation of INFORMATIE CENTRUM APOTHEKERS · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • ICA similar
    Abbreviation of Association for European Life Science Universities · Etterbeek · since 1997
  • ICA similar
    Abbreviation of Industrial Construction and Automation · Vervaardiging van verkoopautomaten · Wavre · since 1998
  • I.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of INDUSTRIAL CONCEPT AND ASSISTANCE · Vervaardiging van verkoopautomaten · Wavre · since 2000
  • ICA similar
    Abbreviation of International Cooperative Alliance · Other business support services · Schaarbeek · since 2013
  • I.C.A. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2018
  • ICA similar
    Insulation installation · Kontich · since 2018
  • I.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of INGENIEURS CONSEILS EN ACOUSTIQUE · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Chaudfontaine · since 2020
  • ICA similar
    Abbreviation of Fondation Marie Elisabeth International Child Abduction · Brussel · since 2021
  • I.CA similar
    Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2023
  • I.C.A similar
    Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL COMPANY FOR ACOUSTICS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Chaudfontaine · since 2010
  • I.C.A. similar
    Abbreviation of InfoConseilAssurance · Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend niet-leven · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2011
  • ICA similar
    Abbreviation of INTERNATIONALS CRITICS ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2003
  • ICA similar
    Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER FOR AWARDS · Brussel · since 2008
  • I.C.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Intercoopèrative agricole · Herve · since 1969
  • I.C.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Indépendants, Commercants, Artisans · Seraing · since 1990
  • I.C.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Interdisciplinair Centrum voor Amateurkunsten · Gent · since 1994

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