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.
“Katco”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Roosdaal · since 2018
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Trade name of LA GAZETTE D' ABIDJAN · Market research and public opinion polling · Elsene · since 1999
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Abbreviation of KATCH MUSIC · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Herstal · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Spa · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Kapellen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Kangaroos en Aalsterse Tennisclub · Andere drinkgelegenheden · Aalst · since 1974
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Name of an establishment of PREMIUM SNACKING QUALITY · Full-service restaurants · La Louvière · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2008
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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 KoorAcademie Tienen · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Tienen · since 2024
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2024
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Winning van sier- en bouwsteen · Beveren · since 1964
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Tielt · since 1985
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Other tax advisory services · Erpe-Mere · since 1993
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Walhain · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Hoogstraten · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lievegem · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Stekene · since 2009
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Lierneux · since 2012
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Anderlecht · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Evere · since 1991
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Perwez · since 2008