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.
“BARFIN”
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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Meerhout · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · La Hulpe · since 1992
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Physiotherapy · Lievegem · since 2019
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Physiotherapy · since 2020
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Other sports activities · Herent · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1997
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Brussel · since 1991
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Market research and public opinion polling · Elsene · since 1991
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1970
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Oudergem · since 1987
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Advertising agencies · Herentals · since 1990
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Dilbeek · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Sarens Finance Company · Meise · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of MerryMakers · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Lummen · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Brussel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Berlare · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Kruisem · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Poperinge · since 2024
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · since 2024
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Other business support services · Oud-Turnhout · since 2024
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Hoegaarden · since 2024
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Lochristi · since 2026
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since 2020
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Harelbeke · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Cosmopolita · Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2024