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.
“F.M.D.”
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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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1994
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Retail sale of bicycles · Peer · since 2000
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Abbreviation of FORMATION EN MARKETING DIGITAL · Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2014
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Demolition · since 2023
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Federatie Mondiale Democratische Organisaties · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Fédération Mondiale de la Danse Africaine · Liège · since 1999
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Vocational training · Asse · since 2022
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Demolition · Anderlecht · since 2003
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Activities of lawyers · Lierde · since 2025
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION MONDIALE DE LA DIVERSITE EURO-AFRIQUE · Jette · since 2018
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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