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.
“OCONA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Harelbeke · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Waregem · since 1977
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Laarne · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Economisch Nazareth · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zedelgem · since 2010
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Market research and public opinion polling · Dinant · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waregem · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Ontspanning na arbeid · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1958
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Other tax advisory services · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Ondernemingsclub Oudsbergen · Other business support services · Oudsbergen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of COMITE D'OFFICIERS · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2015
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Abbreviation of WADORIO · Public relations and communication consultancy · Lille · since 2015
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of VZW Ontmoetingscentrum Oostakker · Other social work without accommodation · Gent · since 2006
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Lokeren · since 2003
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Abbreviation of CONA Grondonderzoek · Proefboren en boren · Zulte · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of ONA HOLDING · Groothandel in consumptieaardappelen · Anderlecht · since 2015