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.
“NATOCA”
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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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Deinze · since 1982
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1992
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Harelbeke · since 1993
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Bütgenbach · since 2000
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lasne · since 2005
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of TEIXEIRA RIBEIRO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudergem · since 2016
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2017
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Trade name of Noordatlantische Verdragsorganisatie · Brussel · since 1949
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Name of an establishment of Ambassade van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika · Activiteiten van extraterritoriale organisaties en instanties · Brussel · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wemmel · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Other financial services · Aarschot · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of TELE - SERVICE LIEGE · Other social work without accommodation · Liège · since 1969
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Rochefort · since 2021
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Retail sale of bicycles · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mettet · since 2026
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Employment placement agencies · Lubbeek · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 2003
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Awans · since 2006
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Other specialised construction activities · Bekkevoort · since 2006