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.
“Cofak”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Mortsel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Compagnie forestière Ardennes-Condroz · Sawmilling and planing of wood · Durbuy · since 1965
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Name of an establishment of De Visscherie · Full-service restaurants · Roeselare · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Confédération des Fraternelles d'Après-Guerre · Brussel · since 1941
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Hove · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Council of Filippines Associations in Belgium · Elsene · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Centrale Organisatie voor Diensten, Aankopen en Koken · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herselt · since 1996
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Châtelet · since 2009
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Koekelare · since 2005
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Zaventem · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt · since 2024
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Comité officiel des Fêtes d'Auvelais ASBL · Sambreville · since 2017
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Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · Oostende · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CONFEDERATION DES ORGANISATIONS FAMILIALES DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1980
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE D'ASSURANCE POUR LE COMMERCE EXTERIEUR · Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen niet-leven · Bois-colombes · since 1994
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2012
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Constellations Familiales et de Systèmes · Charleroi · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Comptoir d'Opérations Foncières · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Orientation et de Formation · Landscape service activities · Amay · since 1993
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2019
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Courcelles · since 1970
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Kruisem · since 1983
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Kasterlee · since 1986
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Roofing work · Wijnegem · since 2019
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Pecq · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Thimister-Clermont · since 2010
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Risk and damage evaluation · Namur · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Confédération des Fabricants de Levure de l'Union Européenne, du Royaume Uni et de la Suisse · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2025
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Market research and public opinion polling · Oostende · since 1995
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Clavier · since 2015