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.
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Fédération des Métalliseurs de Belgique - Federatie der Metalliseurs van België · Liège · since 1984
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Fédération des Mosquées de Bruxelles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Abbreviation of FANKEM MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS · Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Liège · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Flemish Milk Board · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2010
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Brussel · since 2003
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Willebroek · since 2004
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Abbreviation of FETE UN MAX DE BRUIT · Performing arts by independent artists · Morlanwelz · since 2008
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Abbreviation of F1rst Motors Belgium · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Familles Monoparentales de Belgique · Liège · since 2025
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FOCUS MANAGEMENT BRANCHE CEMAC · Business and other management consultancy · Beauvechain · since 2000
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Brussel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Fédération Mondiale du Berger Belge · Other amusement and recreation activities · Bredene · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Fondateurs des Mosquées Marocaines de Belgique · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2012
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Fonds Militaire · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1954
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Name of an establishment of FM FOTOGRAVURE · Pre-press and pre-media services · Zoersel · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Fourrages mieux · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of Moriana · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wuustwezel · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudenaarde · since 2014
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Freight transport by road · since 2014
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Other business support services · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Les Femmes en Marche · La Louvière · since 2020
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Veterinary services · Hasselt · since 2009
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Abbreviation of FACILITY MANAGEMENT · VRAZA · since 2011
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Abbreviation of FOOD MANAGEMENT SCS · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Development of residential building projects · since 2018
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Abbreviation of FAIZ MOHAMED · Liège · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Florence Maraite · Real estate agency activities · Lanaken · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Forever Music · Compositie van muziek · Torhout · since 2026