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.
“BEFOSA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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La Hulpe · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Belgische Federatie voor Onderwateronderzoek- · Anderlecht · since 1957
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Name of an establishment of Bureau d'etudes financières · Other tax advisory services · Nivelles · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Beroepsfotografen · Leuven · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tremelo · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Waregem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BEHEER- EXPLOITATIE- EN FINANCIERINGSONDERNEMINGBV · Houten · since 1996
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Namur · since 2002
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Brugge · since 1995
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Colfontaine · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Belgian Federation of Occupational Health Nurses · Soumagne · since 2013
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Wholesale of other food products · since 2020
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2012
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Trade name of fos open scouting - provincie antwerpen · Nijlen · since 2007