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.
“TEKA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Raeren · since 1982
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General cleaning of buildings · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2023
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Maasmechelen · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Teka Brothers · Performing arts by independent artists · Brakel · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2019
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2020
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Sankt Vith · since 1979
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Wommelgem · since 1995
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met personenvervoer · Brussel · since 1997
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Abbreviation of TJANNE EN KINDERS · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2002
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2017
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of TECHNICAL ENGINEERING KUMS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pelt · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Gent · since 2005
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Antwerpen · since 1968
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1987
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Demolition · Gent · since 1988
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Tyre services · Koekelberg · since 2015
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anhée · since 2025
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Other business support services · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ITEKA Youth Organisation · Liège · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2022
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since 2009