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.
“TRETEX”
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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Office administrative and support services · Binche · since 1985
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Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · Genk · since 1989
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2009
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Beloeil · since 1974
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ravels · since 2014
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Herentals · since 2012
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Pelt · since 2005
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Waterloo · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Zaventem · since 1947
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Enghien-Les-Bains · since 1999