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.
“ORTECX”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Retie · since 1976
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Charleroi · since 1997
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Zoetermeer · since 2007
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1997
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Royal Syndicat d'Initiative d'Erezee · Tourist information services · Erezée · since 1953
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Dental practice · Cerfontaine · since 2013
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Gent · since 1976
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Oostende · since 2008
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2001
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Waasmunster · since 2005
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Zoersel · since 1989