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.
“FANK”
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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Manufacture of beer · Büllingen · since 1995
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Other printing · since 2016
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Asse · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of FAN-LEBLEU · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 1996
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Abbreviation of DEBOUCQ et TOONS · Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · Chastre · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Football Acadamy Noah · Other business support services · Keerbergen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of for animals · Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Lanaken · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Federaal Agentschap voor Nucleaire Controle · Other technical testing and analysis · Brussel · since 1994
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1993
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Literary creation · since 2023
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Abbreviation of FANT-COMPTABILITE-FISCALITE · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tournai · since 2011
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Gent · since 2012
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Affligem · since 2003
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Antwerpen · since 2024
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Roofing work · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of ASSURANTIEN FINANCIEN DESSERS · Agents and brokers in banking services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1990