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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“BERFU”

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.

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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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BERFU same name
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2012
  • BERFI very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
  • BERFO (sole trader) very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2013
  • BERFO very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2010
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • B.E.R.F. similar
    Other tax advisory services · Dilbeek · since 1973
  • BERF similar
    Name of an establishment of HARUN EXPRESS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Evere · since 2019
  • BERF similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • BERFIN similar
    Oudergem · since 1987
  • BERFIL similar
    Activities of holding companies · Alken · since 2002
  • BERFIN similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2008
  • BERFIN similar
    Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2008
  • BERFON similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2009
  • B.E.R. similar
    Abbreviation of Agra CEAS CONSULTING-Bureau Européen de Recherches · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1978
  • BE-R similar
    Computer programming · Hoeilaart · since 2020
  • B.E.R. similar
    Abbreviation of BELGIAN ELECTRONIC RESEARCH · Vervaardiging van elektronische printplaten · Liège · since 2022
  • BERFINE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2013
  • BERFICO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2016
  • BERFAST similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wielsbeke · since 2018
  • BER FRIT similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beringen · since 2009
  • Berfra similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Jodoigne · since 1984
  • BER similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of BOUW EN RENOVATIE · since 2004
  • Ber Food similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    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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