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.
“DIAFA”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Atabi · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mechelen · since 2010
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1976
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Production of cinema films · since 2021
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Amay · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Cercle Philanthropique Divertir Instruire Apprendre · Brussel · since 1941
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Brasschaat · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Direct Impact Association · Brussel · since 1981
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2002
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Abbreviation of DIERCXSENS INVESTMENTS & ADVISORY · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of DIA VZW · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2002
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · since 2010
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Heusden-Zolder · since 2011
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Datacom Industry Association · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · since 1996
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Deinze · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Wuustwezel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Groepspraktijk Diafora · Lennik · since 2023
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since 2024
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Abbreviation of IMMOBILIENAGENTUUR EN FINANCIEEL ADVIESBUREAU · Oostende · since 1979