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.
“STORM GENT”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van hydraulische en pneumatische apparatuur · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Swapfiets België · Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of MARKT 21 · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Brecht · since 1984
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Anderlecht · since 1999
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Antwerpen · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of STORM OOSTENDE · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of McQueen · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2004
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Wervik · since 2024
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Event catering · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Mouscron · since 1988
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Peer · since 2018
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Bonheiden · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ninove · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1998
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2014