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.
“DARAFIN”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 2002
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · since 2024
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Hoegaarden · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1998
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Zottegem · since 2002
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Dentergem · since 2021
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2023
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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News agency activities · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2012
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Etterbeek · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 2020
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ELS DE CRAIM · Other financial services · Liedekerke · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Koekelberg · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Balen · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Schelle · since 2014
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2022
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Kortrijk · since 2026