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.
“EFB”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Ingelmunster · since 2018
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE · Gent · since 2005
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Abbreviation of "Exploitation Forestière du Brabant" · Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of EMC² Management · Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Ecaussinnes · since 2024
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Flémalle · since 2021
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Europese Stichting voor Business Kwalificatie - European Foundation for Business Qualification · Bilthoven · since 1994
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Site preparation · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Estaimpuis Futsal · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Espace Forma · Socio-cultural adult education · Brussel · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Ecurie de Forestaille · Equestrian clubs · Thuin · since 2016
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Vilvoorde · since 2018
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Genk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ESTIA FIRES · Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Echo de Femmes · Schaarbeek · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Wevelgem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ENERGIE-FLEUVES · Handel in elektriciteit · Herstal · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of EXPERT FINITION · General construction of residential buildings · Bornem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ELITE FORMATION FUTSAL BRUSSELS · Cafés and bars · Evere · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Enjoy Fun · Seraing · since 1993