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.
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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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Abbreviation of Afrika Filmfestival · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Leuven · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION FRANCOPHONE DE FLOORBALL (UNIHOCKEY) · Soumagne · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Absolufoufolle · Literary creation · Rotselaar · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Afro Food Fest · Deinze · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Formation Sans Frontières · Other social work without accommodation · Braives · since 2005
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Genk · since 2008
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Abbreviation of A Future Force · Cultural education · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Amazing Fresh Food · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2024
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Liège · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel · Roeselare · since 2008
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Day nurseries and crèches · Kuurne · since 2025
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Tournai · since 2009
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1990
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Abbreviation of ACADEMIE FISCALE · Other education · Nivelles · since 2000
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Abbreviation of AGERE FACILE · Plastering work · Aalter · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ANALOG FOCUS · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Oudergem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Afligemerse Beestenboel · Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Buggenhout · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Aalbeke Feest · Other amusement and recreation activities · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Armez et Fervestis · Hamois · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Bocholt · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ACCES TO FINANCE · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Neufchâteau · since 2009
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Abbreviation of astrohealth foundation · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Académie future by Houda · Jette · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Londerzeel · since 2009