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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.

“BRIOR”

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.

  • BRIOR same name
    Productie van edelmetalen · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • BRIOT very similar
    Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Namur · since 2002
  • BRIOL (sole trader) very similar
    Site preparation · since 2008
  • Brion very similar
    Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • BRIKOR very similar
    Other business support services · Oudsbergen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BRIO similar
    Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Poperinge · since 2016
  • Brioso similar
    Other personal services · Kontich · since 1992
  • BRIOAA similar
    Abbreviation of Belgian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture and Agroecology · Other research and development on natural sciences · Eghezée · since 2020
  • BRI similar
    Abbreviation of BARLOW RETAIL INVEST · Elsene · since 2015
  • General electrical installation work · since 2023
  • BRIOVAL similar
    Groothandel in sanitair · Ukkel · since 1994
  • Brioche similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Waterloo · since 2020
  • BRION PC similar
    Computer programming · Somme-Leuze · since 2023
  • BRIO NET similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Anderlecht · since 2009
  • Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1981
  • BRIO-TOP similar
    Office administrative and support services · Wavre · since 2005
  • Brictor similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2025
  • BRIODE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Dinant · since 1981
  • BRIOSS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of THE BRUGES RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOR OPENING THE SOCIAL SCIENCES · Brugge · since 1999

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