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.
“FORTANOVA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Lierde · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2024
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of CAL-O-MATIC DISTRIBUTION · Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 1997
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hoogstraten · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 1950
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Abbreviation of Fort Bouw · Woudrichem · since 1973
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Bergerac · since 1981
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2020
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Abbreviation of MARKUS FORT · Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Hove · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 2010
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1998
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Name of an establishment · Dental practice · Meerhout · since 2025