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.
“Cefapem”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Kasterlee · since 2026
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of INSTITUT DES ARTS ET METIERS · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon technisch en beroepssecundair onderwijs · Virton · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Corps écrits · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1961
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Name of an establishment of INSTITUT SAINTE-BEGGE A ANDENNE · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Andenne · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Communauté d'Energie Energy For All ASBL · Handel in elektriciteit · Seraing · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Blégny · since 1984
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DE FORMATION A L'ECOUTE DU MALADE · Vocational training · Brussel · since 1986
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EUROPEEN DE FORMATION A LA GESTION · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION DES POUVOIRS ORGANISATEURS DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT FONDAMENTAL LIBRE SUBVENTIONNE DE L'ENTITE DE MOUSCRON · Other membership organisations · Mouscron · since 1998
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Machining of metals · Torhout · since 2005
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Leuven · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Association des Pêcheurs d'Entre Meuse · Namur · since 2016
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Abbreviation of AP-ESTATE MANAGEMENT · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Thuin · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Fertiliteit Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1986
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Tournai · since 1993
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since 1979
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Abbreviation of Centre de Formation pour l'Aeronautique · Charleroi · since 1987