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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.

“Defraene”

An active company already has this name

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  • 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

22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • DEFRA similar
    Freight transport by road · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
  • DEFRA similar
    Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Merksplas · since 1995
  • DEFRAL (sole trader) similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2007
  • DEFRAL similar
    General electrical installation work · Wevelgem · since 2023
  • De Craene, Frank (sole trader) similar
    since 1992
  • De Craene, Frank (sole trader) similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1993
  • De Baene similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Beernem · since 1980
  • DE LAENE similar
    Knokke-Heist · since 1996
  • DEFRACO similar
    Support activities for crop production · Anzegem · since 2014
  • DEFRAJO similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Pittem · since 2005
  • DEBAENE similar
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · Heuvelland · since 2005
  • DEFRABO similar
    Development of residential building projects · Waregem · since 2007
  • DEFRAMA similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waregem · since 2008
  • Doraene (sole trader) similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
  • D en E similar
    Abbreviation of INTERPROFESSIONELE ARCHITECTENVENNOOTSCHAP DESIGN EN ENGINEERING · Activities of building architects · Aarschot · since 1979
  • DEFRAEYE BOB similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Diksmuide · since 1987
  • D en E similar
    Abbreviation of Dans en Expressie · Other amusement and recreation activities · Mechelen · since 1994
  • De Frene, Frank (sole trader) similar
    Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · since 1978
  • D.E.N.E. similar
    Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Brugge · since 2021
  • DENE similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Boom · since 2009
  • De Fraeye, Eef (sole trader) similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 2007
  • DEFRA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
  • DEFRAN similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beersel · since 2000
  • DEFRABO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Oudenaarde · since 2003

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