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.
“KOC”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of KATHOLIEKE ORTHOPEDOGGISCH CENTRUM - DE LANGE MUNTE-DIENSTVERLENING · Kortrijk · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 2021
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Brussel · since 2004
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Landscape service activities · since 2005
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2017
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since 2020
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Orthopedagogisch Centrum Antwerpen · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een lichamelijke handicap · Antwerpen · since 1922
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Abbreviation of Katholieke Onderwijscel Brussel · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 1972
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Flémalle · since 1994
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Hairdressing and barber services · Grimbergen · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements J. Kockx · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Plumbing work · Gent · since 1983
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Vilvoorde · since 2014
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · since 2015
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Physiotherapy · Stabroek · since 2015
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Landscape service activities · Izegem · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Friterie Koco's · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Welkenraedt · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hooglede · since 2023
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Pet training · Lokeren · since 2024
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Krav organisation · Ganshoren · since 2014
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Other business support services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2023