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.
“STOVE”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Izegem · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2016
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Namur · since 2023
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Mixed farming · since 1987
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Izegem · since 2016
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Mixed farming · since 2019
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 2020
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Mixed farming · Roeselare · since 2024
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Tyre services · Gent · since 2017
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Ingelmunster · since 2002
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2012
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Kapellen · since 1996
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Mixed farming · since 1987
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Psychology services · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Izegem · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · since 2024
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Interior design · since 2025
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Schaarbeek · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of STOVAN Division Génie Chimique -Chemical Engineering in Environmental Protection · Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Zoersel · since 2024
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Asse · since 1991
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Abbreviation of SAVE TRAININGEN & OPLEIDINGEN · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Brugge · since 2014
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Trade name of SETO · Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2017
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Profondeville · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2014
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Joinery installation · Lanaken · since 2024