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.
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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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of FINANCIAL INTERIM MANAGEMENT SERVICES · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Halen · since 2013
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Other sports activities · Erpe-Mere · since 2010
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FUTURE IN MIND · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1984
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Abbreviation of FINANCEMENTS ET INVESTISSEMENTS MEDICAUX · Paris · since 1986
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Abbreviation of FINANCIERES ET IMMOBILIERES · Etterbeek · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lommel · since 2014
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RUCPHEN · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Fondation pour l'Aide aux Infirmes moteurs cérébraux · Brussel · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zwevegem · since 1984
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Abbreviation of FIM ENTREPRISE · Charleroi · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Evergem · since 1991
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schilde · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of FOOTBALL IS MY DREAM · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2013
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Retail sale of household furniture · Leuven · since 2014
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Development of residential building projects · Ieper · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Fire Management · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Jodoigne · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Kruisem · since 2009
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE MOTO ASSISTANCE · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2004
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Real estate agency activities · Esneux · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Maldegem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of FIRST CLASS OFFICE · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Charleroi · since 1988