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.
“TENEP”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Vorst · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oostkamp · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Roosdaal · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Herselt · since 2018
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Seraing · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2010
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FRICK · since 2012
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Development of residential building projects · Viroinval · since 1971
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Wavre · since 1998
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Trade name of TOUSENSEMBLE PUBLISHING · Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Niel · since 2016
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Evergem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Team ESA Partners · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Other membership organisations · Charleroi · since 2009
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Haaltert · since 2000
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Office administrative and support services · Kalmthout · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Dilbeek · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2023
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Computer programming · Evere · since 2025
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Pelt · since 2026