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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“FRANCIS”

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

52 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • FRANCISCUS similar
    Veterinary services · Brakel · since 2026
  • FRANCINE similar
    Other business support services · Putte · since 1999
  • FRANCINE (sole trader) similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
  • FRANCINE (sole trader) similar
    Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1996
  • FRANCINE similar
    Frameries · since 2005
  • Francine (sole trader) similar
    Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2024
  • Francine (sole trader) similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 2025
  • FRANCINE similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2026
  • FRANCISPORTS similar
    Name of an establishment · Retail sale of other sporting goods · Welkenraedt · since 1988
  • FRANCIMMO similar
    Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1997
  • FRANCA similar
    Name of an establishment of DI IENNO FRANCA ET STICCA ANGELA · Other retail sale of food · Herstal
  • FRANCE similar
    Real estate agency activities · Ellezelles · since 2021
  • Francq similar
    Plumbing work · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2026

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