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.
“DEFIRO”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Denderleeuw · since 2023
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Abbreviation of La Défense des Intérêts des Coopérateurs · Charleroi · since 1963
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Oostende · since 1991
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Other business support services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Dechamps Financial Consulting · Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Brecht · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Torhout · since 2021
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Ingelmunster · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Moorslede · since 2023
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Moorslede · since 2024
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Charleroi · since 2025
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Ville de Charleroi · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Charleroi · since 1968
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Mortsel · since 1983
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Oostkamp · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Développement, Etudes et Formation en Informatique · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1994
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Nyon · since 1995
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Other specialised design activities · since 1997
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Trade name of M.H.C.L. · Other non-specialised retail sale · Dison · since 2012
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BLARINGHEM · since 2013
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Abbreviation of DESLANDES ESPACE FINANCEMENT INTERNATIONAL · Mouscron · since 2017
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Développement des Essences Forestières Indigènes · Chimay · since 2009
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Production of cinema films · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Development of residential building projects · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2005
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2006
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tervuren · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of BP SRL · General construction of residential buildings · Mons · since 2021
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Koekelare · since 1997
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Hotels and similar accommodation · La Bruyère · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Développement, Encadrement, Formation et Intégration par le Travail et la Socialisation · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Tellin · since 1999
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Activities of building architects · Brugge · since 2020
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2004
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Activities of head offices · Lievegem · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Défense des Intérêts des Assurés · Anderlecht · since 1960