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.
“IRENTEC”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Charleroi · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking · Pittem · since 1985
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2021
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Wholesale of machine tools · Charleroi · since 1990
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Vilvoorde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of L'Institut de Recherches et d'Etudes des Civilisations · Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of I.R.E.C. INTERNATIONAL RACETRACK EQUIPMENT COMPANY · Activities of head offices · Raeren · since 2004
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIELE VENTILATIE TECHNIEKEN · Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Oudsbergen · since 1995
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Angers · since 1987
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Plumbing work · Lierde · since 1989
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Abbreviation of International Industrial Technology Holland · Roosendaal · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Houthulst · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Lille · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Stavelot · since 2008
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Abbreviation of INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Heusden-Zolder · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Roeselare · since 2008
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023