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.
“RATO”
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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Advertising agencies · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Rattenbestrijding Oost-Vlaanderen · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Gent · since 1997
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2021
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GOIRLE · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of ROB-UNITS · Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Londerzeel · since 1998
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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BREDA · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of RODELECH · Overige gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten in de constructie van gebouwen, n.e.g. · Florennes · since 1986
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Harelbeke · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Ronse Atletiek Team · Ronse · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Rock Academy (by Tagada) · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Charleroi · since 2021
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Abbreviation of régie alternative télécom · Brussel · since 2011
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Other cleaning activities · Brussel · since 2024
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Oostende · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Racing Auto Team Tienen · Tienen · since 1977
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since 1986
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Real estate agency activities · Herstal · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ROYAL ANDENNE TENNIS DE TABLE · Operation of sports facilities · Andenne · since 2014
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Geel · since 2020
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Landscape service activities · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Rope Access and Technical Rescue asbl · Floreffe · since 2023
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Abbreviation of RAT Cycling · Activities of other sports clubs · Halen · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Zoersel · since 2022
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Bocholt · since 1985
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Antwerpen · since 1988
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Computer programming · Hasselt · since 1995
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General electrical installation work · Rumst · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2017
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Other education · Torhout · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Other cleaning activities · Tubize · since 2023
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Stekene · since 2003
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Heusden-Zolder · since 2006
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Other business support services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2002