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.
“B-FAES”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Heusden-Zolder · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1983
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Elsene · since 1990
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Plastering work · Hoogstraten · since 1996
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Uitgeven van kranten · Pelt · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1982
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1995
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Psychology services · Lochristi · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of J. Faes en zonen · Vervaardiging van maalderijproducten · Mol · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of ARYOS · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Etterbeek · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · Awans · since 2019
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Feed Association · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1944
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Abbreviation of BELGISCH FINANCIEEL ADVIESBUREAU · Diepenbeek · since 2002
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Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Belgian Foal Auction · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BOCCAERT FOOT ACADEMY · Other sports activities · La Louvière · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BeForAqua · Mettet · since 2017
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Abbreviation of brussels football academy · Brussel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM FOOTBALL ACADEMY · Brussel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Belgische Vuistbal Associatie · Zandhoven · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BFinAnts · Business and other management consultancy · Thimister-Clermont · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Boekhouding & Fiscaliteit Augustyns · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kalmthout · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Bultot Financial Advisory · Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Business Fashion Academy · Vocational training · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BRIS FOOTBALL ACADEMY · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026