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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Stan, Stephan”

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.

  • Stan, Stephan (sole trader) same name
    Specialist medical practice · since 1977
  • STEPHAN NV very similar
    Name of an establishment of STEPHAN'S · Other specialised construction activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1991
  • Stephan very similar
    Name of an establishment of BORSALINO KNOKKE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 1995
  • Stephanian Stephan (sole trader) very similar
    Combined facilities support activities · since 2020
  • Swaan, Stephan (sole trader) very similar
    Other building finishing work · since 2023
  • Stan very similar
    Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 1989
  • STAN very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Erpe-Mere · since 1991
  • STAN very similar
    Cafés and bars · Turnhout · since 2000
  • STAN (sole trader) very similar
    Insulation installation · since 2016
  • Stan very similar
    Brecht · since 2019
  • STAN very similar
    Oudenaarde · since 2021
  • STAN very similar
    Merelbeke-Melle · since 2014
  • STAN very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2009
  • Stan, Stefan (sole trader) very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Plumbing work · since 2020
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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