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.
“YALEC”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2013
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General electrical installation work · Berlare · since 2017
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2004
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Retail sale of footwear · Ath · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2025
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2025
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Wommelgem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Les Amis du Lycee L.E.Carter · Brussel · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Action laïque de l'Entité couvinoise · Couvin · since 1990
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Association Liègeoise de l'Ecole de Criminologie · Liège · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Alec Construct · Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2019
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Grimbergen · since 2020