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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.

“SANECAL”

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.

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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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • SANECAL same name
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oostende · since 1989
  • Sanical very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Walcourt · since 1979
  • Sani.Cal. very similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Halle · since 2011
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SANECO SA similar
    Lille · since 1994
  • SANÉ similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Geetbets · since 1997
  • SANE similar
    Name of an establishment of Sane-Vantilt · Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2000
  • S.A.N.E similar
    Activities of head offices · Hasselt · since 2025
  • SANE MEDICAL similar
    General medical practice · Anderlecht · since 2025
  • S.A.N.A.L. similar
    Abbreviation of Négoce d'Aluminium · Wommelgem · since 1963
  • SANEL similar
    Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Lier · since 1987
  • SECAL similar
    Other tax advisory services · Binche · since 1990
  • SANER similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Malle · since 1994
  • S A C A L similar
    Walcourt · since 1994
  • SANEA similar
    Name of an establishment of VITASAN · Operation of sports facilities · Hasselt · since 2000
  • SANEM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2013
  • SANEP similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Neupré · since 2018
  • SANEV similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • Other business support services · since 2022
  • SANES similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Wevelgem · since 2022
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2015
  • Sanal similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2019

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