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.
“BFIVE”
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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Activities of holding companies · Wavre · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herstal · since 2009
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Investigation and private security services · Charleroi · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of Regnology Belgium · Computer programming · Brussel · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zonhoven · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · Kontich · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of GO3 · Landscape service activities · Essen · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Péruwelz · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Florennes · since 2026
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM FAMILY INVEST · Activities of building architects · Nieuwpoort · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Leuven · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Fivé · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Oostkamp · since 1968
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Brussel · since 1983
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Brussel · since 2015
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Evergem · since 2024