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.
“FOCA”
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.
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Lede · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Fonds Cancer · Vorst · since 1980
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Forging of metal · Lommel · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of TALPENA GROUP · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Overijse · since 2023
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General cleaning of buildings · Ternat · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Lede · since 2015
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 1988
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Zedelgem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of FISCALITE - ORGANISATION - COMPTABILITE · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tournai · since 1976
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 1991
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Abbreviation of FORUM DES CADRES ET DIRIGEANTS DE L'ECONOMIE SOCIALE · Full-service restaurants · Andenne · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Federatie van Ophalende Caritatieve Instellingen · Bocholt · since 1981
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Abbreviation of FINANCIAL OFFICE CONSULTING SERVICES · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Bierbeek · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Federatie ter Ondersteuning van Composteerbaar Kakken · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Lasne · since 2018
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Abbreviation of FONDATION CHRISTIAN NDONGALA · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Lincent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Fifty-One Club Dendermonde · Dendermonde · since 2026
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Waterloo · since 1999
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2025
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Beersel · since 2015
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 1981
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Verviers · since 2024
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Jodoigne · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Fabrique d'Oxygène de Charleroi · Charleroi · since 1970
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Antwerpen · since 1984