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.
“KATTENBOS”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Lommel · since 1995
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Trade name of Kine-Up · Physiotherapy · Balen · since 2023
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Lommel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Footbal Club Kattenbos Sport · Football clubs · Lommel · since 1971
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of De Fietsambassade Gent · Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Gent · since 2016
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Operation of sports facilities · Edegem · since 2004
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalter · since 1998
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Hoeilaart · since 1983
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Hasselt · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Association momentannée Kattendijk · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2013
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2019
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Pet boarding · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2014