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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.

“FBA AIM”

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.

  • FBA AIM same name
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Evere · since 2025
  • FBA very similar
    Abbreviation of Fraternelle des Bagnes Allemands · Brussel · since 1938
  • FBA very similar
    Abbreviation of Federatie van Belgische Automodelsport · Begijnendijk · since 1976
  • F.B.A. very similar
    Abbreviation of Fédération belge pour Aphasiques · Oudergem · since 1988
  • FBA very similar
    Abbreviation of FREE BUG ASSOCIATION VOLKSWAGEN CLUB · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2001
  • F.B.A. very similar
    Abbreviation of Fédération Belge d'Airsoft · Ellezelles · since 2013
  • FBA very similar
    Abbreviation of Vlaamse Boogjacht Vereniging · Brasschaat · since 2013
  • FBA very similar
    Abbreviation of FIDUCIAIRE BOEKHOUDING EN ADVIES · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Bocholt · since 2017
  • FBA very similar
    Advertising agencies · Mortsel · since 2020
  • FBA very similar
    Abbreviation of Flanders Baroque Academy · Bornem · since 2008
Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • F.B.A.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Federatie van de Belgische Autobus en autocarondernemers · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1934
  • F.B.A.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Fédération des Exploitants d'Autobus et d'Autocars et organisateurs de voyages de la province de Luxembourg · Business and other management consultancy · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1982
  • AAIM similar
    Abbreviation of ALGEMENE ANTWERPSE INVESTERINGS MAATSCHAPPIJ · Activities of head offices · Schoten · since 1991

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