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.
“AlphaForth”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2005
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2019
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Wholesale of other food products · Wevelgem · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Mons · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Huy · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of AGENCE INTERCOMMUNALE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE DES ARRONDISSEMENTS DE TOURNAI, ATH ET DES COMMUNES AVOISINANTES · Other specialised construction activities · Tournai · since 1990
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Ukkel · since 1978
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Plumbing work · Nijlen · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Association libérale des Personnes handicapées, de leurs Parents et Amis · Ukkel · since 1984
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1987
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Merchtem · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Juprelle · since 1990
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Wholesale of machine tools · Gent · since 1992
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of KOUFRAN · Retail sale of household furniture · Incourt · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1994
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Genappe · since 1996
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Lier · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Lanaken · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2023
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Laureins · since 2004
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2006
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Liège · since 2024
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Risk and damage evaluation · Seraing · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1995
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Office administrative and support services · Maaseik · since 1998
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Ukkel · since 1990
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2015
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Freight transport by road · Ukkel · since 2021