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.
“DEFMA”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Zonnebeke · since 1997
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Mobile food service activities · since 2025
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Hotels and similar accommodation · La Bruyère · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Verviers · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Centrale Dienst voor sociale en Culturele Actie van het Ministerie van Landsverdediging · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Brussel · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Ministerie van Landsverdediging · Defensie · Evere · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Protecbat SA · Vanves · since 1973
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Abbreviation of DELICIOUS EUROPEAN FOOD · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jette · since 2014
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Abbreviation of De Filosoof · Business and other management consultancy · Poperinge · since 2011
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Mortsel · since 1983
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Other specialised design activities · since 1997
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Roeselare · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Production of cinema films · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waregem · since 2008
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Antwerpen · since 2023