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.
“Scientec”
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.
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Ganshoren · since 1965
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General electrical installation work · Geraardsbergen · since 2010
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of SCIENTIA · Land surveying · Lokeren · since 2002
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Gent · since 1953
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Other education · since 2023
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Fulbourn Cambridge · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Hoogstraten · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aarschot · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1986
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Abbreviation of SCANTEC INDUSTRIES · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Musée Scientastic Museum · Activiteiten van musea en collecties · Etterbeek · since 1993
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Other business support services · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2014