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.
“BKF”
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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Abbreviation of Administratiekantoor Free · Other tax advisory services · Gent · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Brabantse Kulturele Federatie · Vilvoorde · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Belgische Karate Federatie - Fédération belge de Karaté · Namur · since 1992
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Abbreviation of BK FONT · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Belgische Kicker federatie · Activities of other sports clubs · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Dental practice · Ganshoren · since 2009
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Folklorevereniging De Zwarte Zee · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Belgisch KankerFonds voor Dieren · Hasselt · since 2012
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Temse · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BOKUETENGE Fatu - Cabinet Médical · Liège · since 2007
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1996
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1997
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Nieuwpoort · since 1998
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Vervaardiging van voeders voor huisdieren · Deinze · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Les Brankignoles · Beyne-Heusay · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Belgium Kitchen · since 2018
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Painting of buildings · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Koekelare · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BKONSULTING · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BKONSTRUCT · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Lebbeke · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BKonsult · Business and other management consultancy · Roosdaal · since 2011
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Abbreviation of BOECHOUT KOERST · Other sports activities · Boechout · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Boerenkermis · Other amusement and recreation activities · Laakdal · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Bunge kermis · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Zoutleeuw · since 2024