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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of ACTIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT · Computer programming · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1990
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Media representation · Zwalm · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Malmedy · since 2008
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Insurance agents and brokers · Grimbergen · since 1969
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Leuven · since 1952
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2024
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Gent · since 1965
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Charleroi · since 1992
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since 2003
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Insurance agents and brokers · Overijse · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · Herstal · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ellezelles · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Associasione Famiglie Italienne · Genk · since 1955
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Abbreviation of AF SERENITY · Fléron · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION FRATERNELLE INTERNATIONALE · genève · since 2000
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Warehousing and storage · Grimbergen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Audaces Fortuna Iuvat · Meise · since 2024
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
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Waimes · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Evergem · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1993
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Development of residential building projects · Ieper · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Fire Management · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Jodoigne · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Kruisem · since 2009
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE MOTO ASSISTANCE · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2004
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Maldegem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Audaces Fortuna Iuvat · Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2016