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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.

“NORTHERM”

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  • 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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • NORTHERM same name
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 2025
  • NORTHER very similar
    Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Oostende · since 2008
  • NOATHERM very similar
    Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2020
  • NOSTHERM very similar
    Plumbing work · Anderlecht · since 2025
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • NORTHERAL similar
    Name of an establishment of EASYFAIRS NORTHERAL · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2013
  • Computer programming · since 2023
  • NORTH similar
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Oostende · since 1991
  • NORTH END similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2017
  • North End similar
    Malle · since 2019
  • North similar
    Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Genk · since 2024
  • Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2025
  • Maastricht · since 2025
  • NOVATHERM similar
    Plumbing work · Pont-à-Celles · since 2015
  • North&co similar
    Retail sale of other sporting goods · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
  • Northa similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
  • Northy similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Diksmuide · since 2021
  • NORTH_C similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2003
  • Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Antwerpen · since 1998
  • Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Brussel · since 2016
  • Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Antwerpen · since 2017
  • Name of an establishment of NX PARTNERS · Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2020
  • LUXEMBOURG · since 2004
  • NC-THERM similar
    Name of an establishment of NC Invest · Plumbing work · Temse · since 2018
  • NORTHOS similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Chastre · since 2019
  • Plumbing work · since 2012
  • NATHERM similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
  • NC-Therm similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2025
  • Name of an establishment of UNIMARK · Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Bornem · since 2002
  • Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · since 1998
  • Amsterdam · since 2024
  • NORM similar
    Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Kortrijk · since 1983
  • Comfortherm similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1999
  • NORT similar
    Abbreviation of NATIONAL OLDTIMERS RACING TEAM · Bertem · since 2003
  • Other sports activities · since 2024
  • Northenware similar
    Computer programming · Halle · since 2024
  • Northend similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2017
  • NORTH similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · since 2023

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