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.
“FOMES”
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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Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Other business support services · Destelbergen · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Charleroi · since 1996
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2003
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 1984
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2019
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Insulation installation · since 1998
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Dilbeek · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2012
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Abbreviation of GROUPEMENT EUROPEEN D'INTERET ECONOMIQUE POUR LA PROMOTION DE LA FORMATION, DE LA CULTURE ET DE L'ECONOMIE SOCIALE · Herstal · since 2005
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Real estate agency activities · Halen · since 2005
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Activities of head offices · Boutersem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FOME decor design · Painting of buildings · Drogenbos · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 1989
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Machining of metals · Zwevegem · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2006
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Essen · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Freedom of Movement · Linter · since 2005
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021