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.
“KOKAT”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dentergem · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Kokaz Sport · Kontich · since 1989
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Oostende · since 2001
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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Other personal services · since 2018
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Translation services · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of SKATOON · Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Temse · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Mixed farming · Zottegem · since 2026
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Turnhout · since 1987
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Hasselt · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Geel · since 2007
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Tilburg · since 1972
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2026
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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 KIND, OUDERS EN KANKER · Opwijk · since 2007
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Abbreviation of KoorAcademie Tienen · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Tienen · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Stad Antwerpen · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 1929
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Antwerpen · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Event catering · Grimbergen · since 1998
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021