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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“FARBECO”

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.

  • FARBECO same name
    Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2004
  • Fabeco very similar
    Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Gerpinnes · since 1968
  • ARBECO very similar
    Vervaardiging van vuurvaste producten · Gent · since 2007
  • FARECO very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2008
  • FARBICO very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Lichtervelde · since 1988
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Joinery installation · since 2021
  • FAECO similar
    Mixed farming · Aalter · since 2001
  • FARBO similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Izegem · since 2014
  • RB ECO similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Jette · since 2009
  • BECO similar
    Name of an establishment · General cleaning of buildings · Aartselaar · since 1995

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