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Name check

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.

“STANDEPEDE”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • STANDEPEDE same name
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1993
  • Other business support services · since 2020
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • STANDEC similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Vorst · since 2009
  • STAND similar
    Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2025
  • STANDELEC similar
    General electrical installation work · Kuurne · since 1996
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2015
  • Stan similar
    Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 1989
  • STAN similar
    Real estate agency activities · Erpe-Mere · since 1991
  • STAN similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Wevelgem · since 1998
  • STAN similar
    Cafés and bars · Turnhout · since 2000
  • Insulation installation · since 2016
  • STAN similar
    Abbreviation of TREFPUNT VERSTANDELIJKE HANDICAP · Schaarbeek · since 2018
  • Stan similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2019
  • STAN similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Oudenaarde · since 2021
  • Stan similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Zandhoven · since 2021
  • STAN similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2014
  • STAN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2009
  • Event catering · since 2010
  • ST'AN similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Soignies · since 2011
  • [ST-AN] similar
    Abbreviation of Stevig Anders · Zwevegem · since 2025
  • STAN similar
    Office administrative and support services · Binche · since 2025

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