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.
“KATEO”
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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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of Holar & Isca · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Hoeilaart · since 2013
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2025
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Other social work without accommodation · Beernem · since 2025
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Market research and public opinion polling · Lanaken · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Spa · since 2020
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Affligem · since 2005
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Veterinary services · Rijkevorsel · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2015
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Charleroi · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Fietsclub Katena · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Turnhout · since 2004
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Deinze · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · Genk · 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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Other education · since 2025
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Other tax advisory services · Herve · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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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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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Stabroek · since 2017
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Abbreviation of CHEZ KAT ET FA ASBL · Colfontaine · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Duffel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Veterinary services · Vosselaar · since 2021
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Elsene · since 2010
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zandhoven · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2018