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.
“FODEL”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Koksijde · since 2026
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Floreffe · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Jabbeke · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Gembloux · since 1999
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Menen · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Tielt · since 2016
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Other sports activities · Kontich · since 2020
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Support activities for animal production · since 1996
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Handel in elektriciteit · Liège · since 2003
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1993
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Soumagne · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of FIDEL CommV · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2021
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Raising of dairy cattle · Beernem · since 1973
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Painting of buildings · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Other business support services · Zele · since 2024
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Abbreviation of FODmusic · Lier · since 2013
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Other tax advisory services · since 2017
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La Louvière · since 2006
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Antwerpen · since 1984
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Abbreviation of FONDS POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DU KASAI · Anderlecht · since 2005