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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.

“FLAME & CIE”

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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FLAME & CIE same name
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Ninove · since 2021
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
  • Flame (sole trader) very similar
    Other personal services · since 2018
  • FLAME very similar
    Mechelen · since 2008
  • Flame (sole trader) very similar
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2024
  • Flame very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2025
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • FLAMME & C° similar
    Office administrative and support services · Koekelberg · since 2006
  • Nursing and midwifery · since 2014
  • FLAMENCO similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2002
  • FLAMENCA similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2009
  • Other business support services · since 2017
  • FLAMEY & C° similar
    Activities of lawyers · Herentals · since 1999
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 2023

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