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.
“BFV”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE FRUITVEILING · Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1990
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Insulation installation · since 1997
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Yvoir · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Buckfast Vlaanderen · Other membership organisations · Oostende · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BELLIFONTVINS · Tintigny · since 2010
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgische Federatie van Voedselbanken · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of De Belgische Beroepsfederatie van visdetaillisten · Diepenbeek · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Bureau voor fiskale vertegenwoordiging · Business and other management consultancy · Lanaken · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE FEDERATIE VOOR VEILIGHEIDSMENSEN - FEDERATION BELGE DES PERSONNES DE SECURITE · Leuven · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BOEKHOUDING & FISCALITEIT VANDEN ABBEELE · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Stabroek · since 2014
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Insurance agents and brokers · Ciney · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE FEDERATIE VAN VASTGOEDSCHATTERS · Ukkel · since 2022
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Veterinary services · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Black Flag · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
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Abbreviation of BRUGGE FOUNDATION · Tourist information services · Brugge · since 2015
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS FOOTBALL · Brussel · since 2016
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BRICO FLAGEY · Koekelberg · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Be Formation · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Bearfeet · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brugge · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Bisdomfoor · Operation of fairground attractions · Overijse · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BlueFrog · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pajottegem · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BORAK FILMS · Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Brussel · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Baba fish · Anderlecht · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Butterfly · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Gent · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BFLEET · Other business support services · Wevelgem · since 2005
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Abbreviation of BLANC FONTAINE · Operation of sports facilities · Bouillon · since 2006
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Abbreviation of BARRY FASHION · Vervaardiging van andere textielproducten, n.e.g. · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Le Bonheur au Féminin · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Bella Famiglia · Tournai · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Boerenforum · Bierbeek · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021