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.
“Novoto”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hooglede · since 2003
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Breda · since 1978
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Brussel · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Bertem · since 2004
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 1979
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of S.A. NOVO NORDISK PHARMA N.V. · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Dilbeek · since 1974
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · Havelange · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Geel · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Novotek Belgium · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Vilvoorde · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of belgian vibes · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2003
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Oud-Turnhout · since 1980
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kluisbergen · since 2019
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Computer programming · Genk · since 2019
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Elsene · since 2007
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Abbreviation of NOVO INTERIEUR & BOUW · Joinery installation · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2017
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2026
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021