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.
“OTABEL”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Charleroi · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of de Clippele - Bruyaux - Naets, Geassocieerde Notarissen evenals NOTABEL, Geassocieerde Notarissen · Activities of notaries · Elsene · since 2000
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Evere · since 2021
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Schaarbeek · since 1968
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Liège · since 1985
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Brussel · since 1984
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Market research and public opinion polling · Mons · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Rumes · since 1994
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Hasselt · since 1998
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Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Charleroi · since 2014
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Brussel · since 1977
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Association belge des Eleveurs de Chevaux lusitaniens · Ciney · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Beleggingen en Leningen · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Gent · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of LEYA · Activities of interior architects · Pecq · since 2007