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.
“OPHTACA”
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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Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 1998
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Office administrative and support services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · Etterbeek · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018
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General medical practice · Brussel · since 2006
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brussel · since 1989
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Specialist medical practice · Waterloo · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Anderlecht · since 2025
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Waremme · since 2026
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Lasne · since 2000
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Specialist medical practice · Namur · since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · Walcourt · since 2021
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Brussel · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Tournai · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of ACTIV INTERNATIONAL · Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Mechelen · since 1986
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Specialist medical practice · Wemmel · since 2014
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Specialist medical practice · Malmedy · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Cabinet d'ophtalmologie Dr Lucrèce Lecomte · Specialist medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1992