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.
“OPTITEC”
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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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Beloeil · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Machining of metals · since 1995
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MARSEILLE · since 2016
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Frameries · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nivelles · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Bewerken van diamant · Antwerpen · since 1977
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zedelgem · since 2002
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Rijen · since 2015
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brussel · since 2018
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EINDHOVEN · since 2011
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Saint-Ghislain · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of SPRENGERS · Landscape service activities · Stabroek · since 2003
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Real estate agency activities · Merchtem · since 2000
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ath · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of BENIRO · Computer programming · Gent · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Liège · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Westerlo · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Lochristi · since 2021
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of BR&L · Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Lochristi · since 2011
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 1956
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of SAHO · Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2024
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Other information service activities · Herent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ORGANISATION DE PROMOTION TOURISTIQUE ET IMMOBILIERE · Mixed farming · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1980