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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.

“FILOTAX”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FILOTAX same name
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1997
  • FICOTAX very similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 1999
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 2017
  • FILO V similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schilde · since 2016
  • FiLo similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Lille · since 2018
  • Filo similar
    Abbreviation of Fondation Sainte Philomène · Sambreville · since 2025
  • FinCoTax similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ternat · since 2014
  • FILOTHEA similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2012
  • Philotax similar
    Specialist medical practice · Beernem · since 2024
  • FILOE similar
    Name of an establishment of DE GELAARSDE KAT · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Ieper · since 1985
  • FILOE similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ieper · since 1994
  • Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 2014
  • Physiotherapy · since 2018
  • FITAX similar
    Other tax advisory services · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • Full-service restaurants · since 1981
  • Full-service restaurants · since 1981
  • Filoe similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Zwevegem · since 2025
  • Filou similar
    Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2025
  • Day nurseries and crèches · since 2026
  • FILOU similar
    Insulation installation · Wingene · since 2026

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