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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.

“Kathan”

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.

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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

21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Kathan same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Roeselare · since 2021
  • KATHANN very similar
    Activiteiten van pret- en themaparken · Lanaken · since 2013
  • KATH-IAN very similar
    Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Hove · since 2019
  • Katan very similar
    's-Hertogenbosch · since 1971
  • KAHAN very similar
    Literary creation · Gent · since 2019
  • NATHAN very similar
    Elsene · since 2014
  • KATYAN very similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brussel · since 2014
  • KAYHAN very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pelt · since 2014
  • Nathan very similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2016
  • NATHAN very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • JATHAN very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Vosselaar · since 2017
  • KATSAN very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • KATJAN very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2014
  • KATMAN (sole trader) very similar
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2001
  • KATMAN very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
  • KATTAN very similar
    Other retail sale of food · Antwerpen · since 2020
  • WATHAN very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · La Bruyère · since 2021
  • KATVAN very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
  • Dathan very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2009
  • MATHAN very similar
    Wholesale of wines and spirits · Aalst · since 2004
  • NATHAN very similar
    Name of an establishment · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Lanaken · since 2024
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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