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.
“OCAD”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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ONNAING · since 2017
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Châtelet · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Schilde · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Federale Overheidsdienst Binnenlandse Zaken · Federale overheid · Brussel · since 1968
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of OntmoetingsCentrum Antwerpen vzw · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Abbreviation of OLIVIER CHAPELLE AVOCAT · Activities of lawyers · La Bruyère · since 2019
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Abbreviation of L'OASIS CA · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Oudergem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ORGANIZAÇÃO CULTURAL E ARTISTICA LUSÓFONA · Etterbeek · since 2012
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ONDERZOEKSCENTRUM VOOR AANWENDING VAN STAAL · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zelzate · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Olympic Club Andennais · Andenne · since 1990
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Evergem · since 2002
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Abbreviation of PAGNOTTA CAR · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Genk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Oudercomité Arkades Houthalen · Other membership organisations · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2022
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2023
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Abbreviation of OROKO CULTURAL ASSOCIATION BELGIUM · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Mons · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Genk · since 1992
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Abbreviation of COLLECTIF CAROLO DES AFRICAIN.E.S POUR LA DIVERSITE · Charleroi · since 2015
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Joinery installation · Retie · since 2010
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Abbreviation of DocADdict · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1978
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 1998
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Other legal services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Peer · since 1997
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Office Central d'Achats de Matériel · Oudergem · since 1968
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Abbreviation of ORGANISME DE COORDINATION ET D'ACTION DU LOGEMENT SOCIAL DE CHARLEROI · Charleroi · since 2001