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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.

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  • 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).
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Same or very similar names

45 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • STARE same name
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lille · since 2025
  • STAR.E same name
    Office administrative and support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025
  • STAREX very similar
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2008
  • S.T.A.R. very similar
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Wommelgem · since 1982
  • Star very similar
    Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Herzele · since 1982
  • Star very similar
    Abbreviation of Sorghvliedt Aartselaar Samenwerking · Antwerpen · since 1991
  • STAR very similar
    Name of an establishment of ABCD · Vertoning van films · Gent · since 1993
  • STAR very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1999
  • STAR very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2003
  • STAR very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2016
  • STAR very similar
    Brugge · since 2019
  • STAR very similar
    Abbreviation of Security, Talent development And Resilience · Landen · since 2019
  • Star very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nivelles · since 2020
  • Star very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Middelkerke · since 2020
  • STAR (sole trader) very similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2020
  • STAR (sole trader) very similar
    Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2022
  • STAR (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1978
  • STAR very similar
    Name of an establishment of GABI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Grobbendonk · since 2006
  • STAR very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2024
  • S.T.A.R.T. very similar
    Abbreviation of SAFETY TOOLS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY · Wholesale of machine tools · Aartselaar · since 1982
  • Start very similar
    Lasne · since 1989
  • S.T.A.R.T. very similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE THEATRES POUR L'ACHAT ET LA RESERVATION DE TICKETS - SAMENWERKENDE THEATERS VOOR AANKOOP EN DE RESERVATIE VAN TICKETS · Brussel · since 1987
  • Start very similar
    Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1993
  • Start very similar
    Abbreviation of Artos · Antwerpen · since 1997
  • START very similar
    Etterbeek · since 1999
  • STARK very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2003
  • STARC very similar
    Abbreviation of STARC Studio d’Architecture · Activities of building architects · Gembloux · since 2014
  • Staro very similar
    Insulation installation · Wervik · since 2016
  • STARK very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bierbeek · since 2016
  • STARC very similar
    Abbreviation of Statistical Theory, Analytics, Robustness Consulting · Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • STAR.S very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2019
  • STARK very similar
    Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Zoutleeuw · since 2021
  • Stars very similar
    Name of Soccer Experience Studio · Sports and recreation education · Kortrijk · since 2021
  • STARK very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-le-Comte · since 2022
  • STARB very similar
    Schaarbeek · since 2022
  • St'art very similar
    Abbreviation of FONDS D'INVESTISSEMENT DANS LES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES "St'art" · Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
  • St.ART very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Leuven · since 2009
  • STARK very similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Brugge · since 2007
  • STARA very similar
    Freight transport by road · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2025
  • Stark very similar
    Name of an establishment of STARK COMPANY · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schaarbeek · since 2026
  • Staere very similar
    Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Kortrijk · since 2024
  • S.T.A.R.T. very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Roeselare · since 1991
  • St'art! very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014
  • STAR 7 very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of ZFS · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2015
  • STARK very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostende · since 2019
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • STARS R.E. similar
    Abbreviation of STARS REAL ESTATE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 2000
  • STARELEC similar
    Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Manage · since 2004
  • STAR EAST similar
    Abbreviation of A.M Event S.A. · Visual arts creation · Ukkel · since 2004
  • StarEvent similar
    Computer programming · Sint-Niklaas · since 2014
  • Stageware similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Holsbeek · since 2022
  • STAR EPOXY similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2023
  • Stacy Care similar
    Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Beringen · since 2023
  • Stadscare similar
    Name of an establishment of Thuisverpleging Stef JANSSENS · Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2021
  • General cleaning of buildings · since 2024
  • Staircare similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Wijnegem · since 2025
  • Starmi similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE ANONYME DE REALISATION ET DE MAINTENANCE INDUSTRIELLE · Somain · since 1990
  • STARTX similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2007

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