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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.

“Polca”

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

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Polca same name
    Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Izegem · since 1969
  • POLCA same name
    Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Maldegem · since 2005
  • POLCAF very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zonnebeke · since 1999
  • POLCI very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2019
  • polsca very similar
    Abbreviation of polish science contact agency · warszawa · since 1997
  • POLSA very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1993
  • Bolca very similar
    General electrical installation work · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
  • Polco very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Vorst · since 1968
  • Polco very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    La Louvière · since 1962
  • PORCA very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1982
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Pol C similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Incourt · since 2016
  • Polcon similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
  • Pol similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brecht · since 1984
  • Pol similar
    Joinery installation · Geel · since 2020
  • Other education · since 2023
  • Physiotherapy · since 1973
  • POLCHAR similar
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1986
  • APPolCA similar
    Abbreviation of Amicale du Personnel de Police en Centre Ardenne · Bastogne · since 1989

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