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.
“UTEL”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Aalst · since 1996
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Ronse · since 1974
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Vilvoorde · since 1988
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Diest · since 1996
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Activities of building architects · Mechelen · since 1998
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Computer programming · Hasselt · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herent · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Laureins · since 2024
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Bornem · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · Brussel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2024
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Dental practice · Liège · since 2025
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Brugge · since 1990
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Hasselt · since 2007