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.
“JOTAV”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wevelgem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenburg · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Alveringem · since 2020
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Oostende · since 2017
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Zaventem · since 2018
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Putte · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudergem · since 2022
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Mortsel · since 2013
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2007
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Abbreviation of JONG OOSTAKKERS TONEEL · Gent · since 2002
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Joinery installation · Schoten · since 2021
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2019