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.
“Jotho”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Schilde · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Niel · since 2015
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Retail sale of bicycles · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Genk · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Berlare · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of JATHO CONSULT · Public relations and communication consultancy · Wellen · since 2019
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beringen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 2022
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wichelen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Trooz · since 2003
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Aalst · since 2024
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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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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Aubange · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Turnhout · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Grobbendonk · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nijlen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2009
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2019