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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“ABBIC”

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.

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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.

  • ABBIC same name
    Knokke-Heist · since 1985
  • ABBIN very similar
    Non-specialised wholesale trade · Essen · since 2000
  • ABBIO very similar
    Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2013
  • Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
  • ABRIC very similar
    Ukkel · since 2013
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ABBI similar
    Abbreviation of Agency in Belgium for Burners Import · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Anderlecht · since 1964
  • ABBI similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · Heusden-Zolder · since 2020
  • A.B.I.C. similar
    Abbreviation of ANTWERP BUSINESS INNOVATION AND CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Aartselaar · since 2003
  • ABIC similar
    Abbreviation of Association Belge des Infirmiers Camerounais · Charleroi · since 2023
  • ABB similar
    Transmissie van elektriciteit · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1969
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Achterbaks Bekeken · Peer · since 1974
  • A.B.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Boudhistes Linh Son · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1979
  • A.B.B. similar
    Name of an establishment of Reynassur · Insurance agents and brokers · Lochristi · since 1994
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES BURKINABE DE BELGIQUE · Lessines · since 2002
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of De vrienden van de bonobos in België · Elsene · since 2013
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ALGEMENE BOUWWERKEN BELIËN · Site preparation · Hamont-Achel · since 2021
  • Logging · since 2010
  • A.B.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ALLIANCE BARUMBU Belgique · Elsene · since 2011
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of NKWONGNE POH TE -Association des Batiés en Belgique · Anderlecht · since 2012
  • since 1988
  • since 1991
  • since 1984
  • ABB similar
    Name of an establishment of Algemene bouwwerken Braeckmans · Other specialised construction activities · Lille · since 2003
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BAMOUN DU BENELUX · since 2005
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Advocatenkantoor Betül Belkiran · Activities of lawyers · Wommelgem · since 2025
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ANYANG BEBEZAN BENELUX · Gembloux · since 2025
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Antwerp Brass Band · Willebroek · since 2026
  • ABBIMMO similar
    Real estate agency activities · Waregem · since 2009
  • Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025

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