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.
“FOLKA”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Fondation Katanga · Brussel · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Mol · since 2016
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Market research and public opinion polling · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Anderlecht · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Leuven · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Foliá Consult · Activities of head offices · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2008
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Herentals · since 2000
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Groothandel in kledingaccessoires · Keerbergen · since 2024
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Ganshoren · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Earth Family · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Beringen · since 2020
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Jette · since 2022
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Eindhoven · since 1976
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Abbreviation of FOLKLORE NAMUROIS · Namur · since 1995
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schilde · since 2021