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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.

“ABFAB”

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  • 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.

  • ABFAB same name
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Anderlecht · since 1997
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ABFA similar
    Tattoo and piercing services · Liège · since 2023
  • AB similar
    Name of an establishment of IM Ultrasonic Belgium · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1972
  • AB + similar
    Name of an establishment of SABCO · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Etterbeek · since 1985
  • A.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ARCHITECTES BATISSEURS- ARCHITEKTEN BOUWERS · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 1986
  • A.B. similar
    Name of an establishment of ANDRE BENS · Buying and selling of own real estate · Geel · since 1988
  • A.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ARTISANAT DU BATIMENT · General construction of residential buildings · Ukkel · since 1989
  • AB similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Putte · since 2000
  • AB+ similar
    Name of an establishment of TWIN PETROLEUM · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Schaarbeek · since 2000
  • A.B. similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Wichelen · since 2001
  • AB+ similar
    Support activities for crop production · Linter · since 2003
  • A.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ALGOBAT · General electrical installation work · Koekelberg · since 2013
  • AB similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2013
  • AB similar
    Abbreviation of AS BEAN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2019
  • AB similar
    Abbreviation of AUROBINDO · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Jette · since 2019
  • A.B. similar
    Abbreviation of De Antwerpse Bouwmeester · Other business support services · Schilde · since 2020
  • Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2026
  • AB similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2022
  • Other business support services · since 2023
  • AB similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Hamont-Achel · since 2023
  • AB similar
    Abbreviation of Artsenbelang · Gent · since 2008
  • AB similar
    Abbreviation of ANTONIADIS E. & BELMIRA R. · Glaszetten · Anderlecht · since 2009
  • A+B similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Waterloo · since 2009
  • A+B similar
    Abbreviation of ADVIES+BESTUUR · Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2004
  • Ab similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2004
  • "A.B." similar
    Abbreviation of "AFTER BURN" · Neufchâteau · since 2024
  • AB similar
    Abbreviation of ALAFIA BENIN · Seraing · since 2025
  • Site preparation · since 2025
  • Other business support services · since 2026
  • AB similar
    Abbreviation of Antheia Belgium · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Brussel · since 2026
  • A.B.F. similar
    Abbreviation of Les Amis du Bonhomme de Fer A.S.B.L. · Braine-le-Comte · since 1990
  • A.B.F. similar
    Abbreviation of Adviesbureau voor Boekhouding en Fiscaliteit · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leopoldsburg · since 1997
  • A.B.F. similar
    Name of an establishment of ACTION BRONZAGE ET FITNESS · Fitness centres · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2002
  • A.B.F. similar
    Abbreviation of Leasing Apartments in Belgium in a Flexible Way · Wemmel · since 2013
  • ABF similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2014
  • ABF similar
    Abbreviation of Algemene Bouwwerken Frank · Site preparation · Alken · since 2016
  • ABF similar
    Abbreviation of Alphabet Formation · Alfabetiseringsprogramma's ten behoeve van volwassenen · Schaarbeek · since 2016
  • ABF similar
    Abbreviation of Abba Father Asbl · Temse · since 2020
  • A.B.F. similar
    Abbreviation of Arlon Boxe Française · Arlon · since 2004
  • ABF similar
    Abbreviation of ARTISAN BATIMENT FUTUR · Plastering work · Blégny · since 2006
  • A.B.F. AUTO similar
    Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Brussel · since 2016
  • AB (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Joinery installation · since 2020
  • AB similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of AB Consult · Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Merchtem · since 2020
  • AB similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • A.B.F. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Acta Businessforum · Brugge · since 1983
  • A.B.F. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATIE VOOR BOEKHOUDING EN FISKALITEIT · Zottegem · since 1995
  • A.B.F. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ATH BOIS FERS · Wholesale of timber · Ath · since 2001

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