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.
“KATDANS”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Herentals · since 2003
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Destelbergen · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · since 2018
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Abbreviation of KA-dans Wijnendale · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Torhout · since 2019
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2001
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Antwerpen · since 1991
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hove · since 2009
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Hasselt · since 1996
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Hasselt · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Kinderen Adviseren Na Scheiding · Geel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Kinderpsychiater Annelies Stalmans · Other education · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2017
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Cultural education · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Mechelen · since 2019
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 1992
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Other business support services · Meise · since 2010
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Name of an establishment · Cultural education · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ninove · since 2025