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.
“Scientia”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 1953
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Land surveying · Lokeren · since 2002
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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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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2001
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Brasschaat · since 1980
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Turnhout · since 2024
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Media representation · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Detailhandel in boeken · Mons · since 2015
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Abbreviation of WETENSCHAPPELIJKE BOEKHANDEL J. STORY - SCIENTIA · Book publishing · Gent · since 1992
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Trade name of Scientific Network - Wetenschappelijk Netwerk · Brussel · since 1993
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ganshoren · since 1965
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Other membership organisations · Leuven · since 2016
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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Other education · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2026
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Computer programming · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Scientific Waqf Foundation in Europe · Hemiksem · since 2014
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Computer programming · Hasselt · since 1993
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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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Couvin · since 2026