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.
“BERFON”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Izegem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Bureau Belge d'Etudes Techniques de Fonderie · since 1965
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Oudergem · since 1987
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Other construction installation · since 2018
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Zandhoven · 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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Full-service restaurants · Limbourg · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2026
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other tax advisory services · Dilbeek · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of HARUN EXPRESS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Evere · since 2019
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General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Alken · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of JACON · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1990
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Jodoigne · since 1984