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.
“FRAPOM”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Braives · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 1990
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 2009
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2005
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van specerijen, sauzen en kruiderijen · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Ronse · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ingelmunster · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rochefort · since 1997
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Physiotherapy · Lichtervelde · since 2009
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lasne · since 2024
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Other business support services · Tielt · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Kortenberg · since 2011
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 1977
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lommel · since 2020