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.
“Potenco”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2014
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2019
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Tielt · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Boortmeerbeek · since 1994
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Herve · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de winning van delfstoffen en voor de bouw · Florenville · since 1993
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Evere · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2021
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Risk and damage evaluation · Kapellen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Fitness centres · Brugge · since 2014
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Other personal services · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Kortrijk · since 1970
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Liedekerke · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 2020
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Wavre · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · since 2023
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Herk-de-Stad · since 1987
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Deinze · since 1989
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Aalst · since 1992
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Duffel · since 2016
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Plumbing work · Meise · since 2019
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Marchin · since 2020
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Other legal services · since 2017