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.
“BALFIN”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Advertising agencies · Herentals · since 1990
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Brecht · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Lille · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Roeselare · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van wijn uit druiven · Roeselare · since 2014
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Verviers · since 2019
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Other business support services · Ninove · since 2025
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Other information service activities · Temse · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Balen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Meerhout · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of MALFIN GROUP · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kraainem · since 2026
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1993
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Real estate agency activities · La Hulpe · since 1992