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.
“FERNER”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activities of building architects · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of RESTO - PARC · Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Saint-Ghislain · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Aarschot · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2016
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · Turnhout · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Radium Invest · Buying and selling of own real estate · Olen · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Halle · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Fédération européenne des Recycleurs de Verre · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of SANTOS INVEST · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Nieuwpoort · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Encadrement et de Récupération Nutritionnelle des Enfants de la Rue · Brussel · since 2008
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FRANCE EUROPE RENCONTRE · Other membership organisations · Ukkel · since 1982
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Machining of metals · Lubbeek · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oudsbergen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Frameries European Runners · Quévy · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 2025
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · since 2018
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Roofing work · Schoten · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Fernelmont · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Fernelmont · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortenberg · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Libin · since 2004