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.
“FBV”
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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Abbreviation of FLORENNES BETAIL ET VIANDE · Overige plantenvermeerdering · Florennes · since 1987
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Abbreviation of FIDELE BONIFACE VERHOEST · General electrical installation work · Ranst · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Lievegem · since 2016
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of federatie der baggerwerken · Other personal services · Brussel · since 1938
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Frédéric Brouet · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beersel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Friends & Berries · Gent · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Abbreviation of FONDATION BALONGI · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of FINANCE BROKERAGE · Jette · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Frédérique Bielen · Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Dental practice · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 2021