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.
“JOTEC”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · HECHINGEN · since 2014
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2008
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Plumbing work · Herentals · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2004
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Abbreviation of DATABASE JAVA OBJECT - ORIENTED TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERS COMPANY · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Rixensart · since 1998
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Oreye · since 1973
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Oud-Turnhout · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of ERLIN · Joinery installation · Genk · since 1996
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Manufacture of beer · Wevelgem · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herk-de-Stad · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Maasmechelen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2025
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Rixensart · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Saint-Nicolas · since 2017
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Harelbeke · since 2023
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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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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Truiden · since 2012
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Trade name of YVES HOEFS · Joinery installation · Dendermonde · since 1990
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Oostkamp · since 1998
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Reparatie en onderhoud van elektronische en optische apparatuur · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2018
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Combined facilities support activities · Dendermonde · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Vosselaar · since 2024
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Beringen · since 2016
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Dendermonde · since 2010
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waregem · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Construction of roads and motorways · Nazareth · since 1975