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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“KOLEKTOR”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • KOLEKTOR same name
    Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Liège · since 2022
  • KOLEKT very similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Vorst · since 2026
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · since 2020
  • ALEKTOR similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Elsene · since 2014
  • Kollekt similar
    Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Leopoldsburg · since 2020
  • since 2018
  • Kolé similar
    Name of an establishment of BEN IT SERVICES · Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • EKTOR similar
    Office administrative and support services · Genk · since 2022

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