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.
“FRATEX”
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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Activities of head offices · Tubize · since 1993
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · La Hulpe · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Fraternelle du 5e Bataillon des Troupes de Transmissions et du 5e Groupe de Systèmes de Communication et d'Information · Koekelberg · since 1979
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Binche · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2019
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Asse · since 2015
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Support activities for animal production · Merksplas · since 2006
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION REGIONALE DES ASSOCIATIONS DE TELEMATIQUE MEDICALE · Computer programming · Liège · since 2008
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2014
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Antwerpen · since 1968
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1985
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Bordeaux · since 1997
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of STRATEX Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Sambreville · since 2007
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Entreprises Paul Frateur · Construction of roads and motorways · Gembloux · since 1953
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Name of an establishment of Le Blé en Herbe · Other education · Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 1995
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General electrical installation work · Zwevegem · since 2018
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · Aartselaar · since 2005
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Courcelles · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of FLORA · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Diest · since 1984
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oostkamp · since 1988
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Aarschot · since 1996
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Retail sale of household furniture · Oostende · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of DASCOMA · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Malle · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vzw Fratelli · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Wichelen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Maldegem · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Groupes de Colonies Fraternelles - Jeugdpaspoort voor de Zon · Travel agency activities · Schaarbeek · since 1964
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of J.P.K.Z. · Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Wetteren · since 1987
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Vermogensbeheer · Brugge · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Mouscron · since 2026
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Vilvoorde · since 1968
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Verviers · since 1968
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Grimbergen · since 1970