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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“ORAK”

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.

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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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ORAK same name
    General construction of residential buildings · Oudergem · since 2024
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ORA similar
    Name of an establishment of ORA Machines · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Leuven · since 1980
  • ORAKEL similar
    Other printing · Retie · since 1995
  • ORA similar
    Abbreviation of OFF ROAD ACTION · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Herk-de-Stad · since 1999
  • ORA similar
    Alken · since 2016
  • ORAKEI similar
    Activities of lawyers · Beersel · since 2019
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2026
  • Ora similar
    Name of an establishment of SURVECO · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Jette · since 2022
  • Other retail sale of food · since 2025
  • O.R.A. similar
    Abbreviation of ORA AVOCATS · Activities of lawyers · Sprimont · since 2010
  • ORA similar
    Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 2007
  • Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2025
  • Pet training · since 2026
  • ORAKLES similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2022
  • ORAC similar
    Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Oostende · since 1970
  • ORAC similar
    Computer programming · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1990
  • ORAN similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2016
  • ORAE similar
    Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Vresse-sur-Semois · since 2011
  • ORAA similar
    Trade name of ONTZORG-renovatie · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2007
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2024
  • ORAF similar
    Abbreviation of ON RECONNAIT L'ARBRE A SES FRUITS · Fléron · since 2008
  • O-Ray similar
    Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Dilbeek · since 2023
  • ORAM similar
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Wavre · since 2024
  • O.R.A.S. similar
    Abbreviation of Operating Room Assistance Support · Namur · since 2025
  • Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
  • MORAK similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Keerbergen · since 2002
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
  • Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
  • O.R.A similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ORA-RKM · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2007

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