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.
“UPGRADE ESTATE”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Gent · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 1955
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Business and other management consultancy · Boechout · since 1987
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Advertising agencies · Koekelberg · since 1990
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2017
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Sports and recreation education · Mol · since 2019
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Harelbeke · since 2020
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Liège · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Bocholt · since 2018
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Elsene · since 2000
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Sports and recreation education · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Liège · since 2020
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Travel agency activities · Edegem · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oostende · since 2018
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Vocational training · Rumst · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Mechelen · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2006
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Real estate agency activities · Evergem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1999
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Other information technology and computer services · Destelbergen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of U-STORAGE · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009