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.
“FODI”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wommelgem · since 2019
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Wijnegem · since 1997
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Abbreviation of IMMOBILIAIRE 988 S.r.l. · milan · since 1997
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2020
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Aartselaar · since 1984
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Abbreviation of FODmusic · Lier · since 2013
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Wuustwezel · since 1997
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Freight transport by road · since 2021
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Dental practice · since 2008
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Computer programming · Lokeren · since 1990
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Vermogensbeheer · Westerlo · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2011
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Rochefort · since 2023