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.
“KATA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Huldenberg · since 1998
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Gent · since 2018
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Activities of building architects · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Kapellen · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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's-Hertogenbosch · since 1971
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Geraardsbergen · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Chastre · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Genk · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Koolkerks Amateurtoneel De Povere Leute · Brugge · since 1982
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Oostende · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Kans Armoede Terugslaan · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Elsene · since 1997
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE ANTWERPSE TURNKRING · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of KAT BELGIUM · Demolition · Schaarbeek · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2013
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since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2013
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Other education · since 2025
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Other tax advisory services · Herve · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Beyne-Heusay · since 2021
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Hasselt · since 2022
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Other postal and courier activities · Malle · since 2023
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Other business support services · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2000
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Abbreviation of KoorAcademie Tienen · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Tienen · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hasselt · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of Katalpa GCV · Other personal services · Leuven · since 2013
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Other photographic activities · Gent · since 2017
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2019
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Marche-en-Famenne · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Wichelen · since 2006
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Other educational support services · Geraardsbergen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2025
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Leuven · since 2025
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Lokeren · since 1980
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 1991
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Berlaar · since 1994
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2002
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Employment placement agencies · Wijnegem · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of household furniture · Zedelgem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Kato architectuur · Activities of building architects · Kapellen · since 2022
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Ninove · since 2022
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Abbreviation of KATU N'Co · Other amusement and recreation activities · Lierneux · since 2012
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Affligem · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Kempische Aquarium- en Terrariumvereniging · Geel · since 1980