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.
“Modeste Gastro”
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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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Vosselaar · since 1986
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1992
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Abbreviation of GASTRO LE MATINAL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wanze · since 2017
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Ninove · since 2020
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Event catering · since 2023
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Ieper · since 2023
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Event catering · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Marcel · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2017
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Wommelgem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Other education · Gent · since 2026
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Abbreviation of LE MONDE DES SPECIALISTES · Activities of professional membership organisations · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2013