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.
“Joca”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Izegem · since 1988
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oudsbergen · since 1991
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 1993
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Vermogensbeheer · Alken · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2022
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Mixed farming · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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Maldegem · since 1992
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Lease van intellectuele eigendom en vergelijkbare producten, met uitzondering van werken onder auteursrecht · Gent · since 2022
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kaprijke · since 2013
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Zoersel · since 2010
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Other business support services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2004
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Lebbeke · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Lebbeke · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Wommelgem · Vervoer via pijpleidingen · Wommelgem · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne Internationale-Internationale Christelijke Arbeidersjeugd · Youth work associations · Brussel · since 1968
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Retail sale of games and toys · Oupeye · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Jongerenontmoetingscentrum de Prik · Hooglede · since 1983
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Abbreviation of JEUGDONTMOETINGSCENTRUM IEPER · Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Ieper · since 1986
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Meise · since 1990
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Blankenberge · since 1993
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Heuvelland · since 1994
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lanaken · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Joris Onghena Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Other business support services · Ninove · since 2013
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Combined facilities support activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of JOCARI PNJ · Retail sale of games and toys · Beyne-Heusay · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2016
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Lochristi · since 2011
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Land surveying · Genappe · since 2012
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Other education · Rixensart · since 2007
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Aalter · since 2007
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gistel · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Dilbeek · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2020
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Other legal services · Aalter · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · La Louvière · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of JOCO SA · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Surre · since 2016
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2017
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Asse · since 1983