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.
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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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · La Louvière · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Equipe pour la Formation à l'Autonomie · Vocational training · Namur · since 1982
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Name of Forma Brussels · Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Ukkel · since 1985
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Leuven · since 1987
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Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Châtelet · since 1994
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Momignies · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of Atelier Formo · Other non-specialised retail sale · Stekene · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Oudergem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ingelmunster · since 2009
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1987
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Aalter · since 1999
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Physiotherapy · Dilbeek · since 1987
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Abbreviation of FORMAT + · Business and other management consultancy · Londerzeel · since 2000
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Other education · Mechelen · since 2018
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Siler Architectuur · Activities of building architects · Geraardsbergen · since 2023
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Computer programming · Deerlijk · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · Roeselare · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van schoeisel · Lasne · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of FORMAT-IC · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Anderlecht · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Fondation de Coopération au Développement · Etterbeek · since 1988
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Tournai · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of More Fashion · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Kortrijk · since 1999
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2000
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Brussel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ForMat Efficiency · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Grez-Doiceau · since 2014
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Abbreviation of FormaProjet · Socio-cultural adult education · Namur · since 2015
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Joinery installation · Jette · since 2019
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Joinery installation · Dessel · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Aalter · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Spa · since 2008
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Other business support services · Ferrières · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2012
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Vocational training · Brussel · since 2006
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Vocational training · Elsene · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Eeklo · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2024
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Vocational training · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Liège · since 2021