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.
“Katann”
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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Other postal and courier activities · Malle · since 2023
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's-Hertogenbosch · since 1971
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2013
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Activiteiten van pret- en themaparken · Lanaken · since 2013
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hasselt · since 1987
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Computer programming · Huldenberg · since 1998
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Gent · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Kortenberg · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Geraardsbergen · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Chastre · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Genk · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2013
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Other retail sale of food · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Beyne-Heusay · since 2021
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Hasselt · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Kapellen · since 2023