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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of FORWARD REAL ESTATE · Real estate agency activities · Oupeye · since 2016
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Abbreviation of FIERS REAL ESTATE · Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2009
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Landscape service activities · since 2010
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Activities of building architects · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Oostrozebeke · since 2007
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oostrozebeke · since 2021
Names that resemble it 59 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FORESCO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT · Development of residential building projects · Brasschaat · since 1968
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Full-service restaurants · Jette · since 1987
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Kortrijk · since 1988
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Formation Recherches Etudes Edition · Elsene · since 1989
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Gent · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · Kapellen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of FOSCHI Romain - Entreprise Générale · General construction of residential buildings · Couvin · since 2014
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Event catering · since 2016
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Kortrijk · since 2018
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Maaseik · since 2019
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 2019
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Feminist Revolution for Education at Equity · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2019
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Other construction installation · Kortenaken · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ieper · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Liège · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 1993
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Advertising agencies · Kampenhout · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Kalmthout · since 2008
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Advertising agencies · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · since 2021
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Abbreviation of FLANDERS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT · Real estate agency activities · Zaventem · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Flanders' Real Estate Development · Development of residential building projects · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2011
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Computer programming · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2008
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Tienen · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 1935
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Wemmel · since 1972
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Leuven · since 1982
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Hove · since 1984
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Vervaardiging van gereedschap, muv vormkasten en gietvormen · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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Joinery installation · Zonhoven · since 1998
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Koksijde · since 1999
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2000
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VILLEMOMBLE · since 2000
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Liège · since 2001
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Waregem · since 2002
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Destelbergen · since 2002
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Wingene · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Geel · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2021
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Vorst · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brussel · since 2022
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Wielsbeke · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of Fred & Ginger Retail Belgium · Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Mechelen · since 2014
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Other building finishing work · since 2020
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Brussel · since 1973
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Tervuren · since 1989
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1994