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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.

“FREE-D”

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  • 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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FREE-D same name
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Brugge · since 2014
  • Free very similar
    Kortrijk · since 1988
  • F.R.E.E. very similar
    Abbreviation of Formation Recherches Etudes Edition · Elsene · since 1989
  • FREE very similar
    Kortrijk · since 2018
  • Free very similar
    Hechtel-Eksel · since 2019
  • FREE (sole trader) very similar
    Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2019
  • FREE very similar
    Abbreviation of Feminist Revolution for Education at Equity · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2019
  • FREEZ (sole trader) very similar
    Wholesale of other household goods · since 1991
  • FREEE very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brussel · since 2022
  • FREEB very similar
    Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Erpe-Mere · since 2011
  • FREES (sole trader) very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2023
  • FREEK (sole trader) very similar
    Cultural education · since 2024
  • Free very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Wielsbeke · since 1973
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • FRED similar
    Abbreviation of FORESCO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT · Development of residential building projects · Brasschaat · since 1968
  • FRED similar
    Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2019
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 1993
  • FRED similar
    Advertising agencies · Kampenhout · since 2022
  • Advertising agencies · since 2021
  • F.R.E.D. similar
    Abbreviation of Flanders' Real Estate Development · Development of residential building projects · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2011
  • Freedom similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1982
  • FREEDOM similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1990
  • Freedam similar
    Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Beyne-Heusay · since 1998
  • FREEDOM similar
    Lennik · since 2001
  • Tattoo and piercing services · since 1997
  • Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2022
  • freedom similar
    Anderlecht · since 2018
  • FREEDAY similar
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
  • FREEDOM similar
    Name of an establishment of BETHEL · Retail sale of antiques · Charleroi · since 2019
  • Freedom similar
    Name of an establishment of AKRA · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2022
  • FREEDOC similar
    General medical practice · Mons · since 2009
  • FREEMED similar
    Tournai · since 2010
  • FREEDOM similar
    Eupen · since 2011
  • FREEDOM similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Aalst · since 2008
  • Freedom similar
    Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2025
  • Free.Dist. similar
    Abbreviation of JDE DYNAMIC · Groothandel in motorfietsen, delen en toebehoren van motorfietsen · Genappe · since 2017
  • Advertising agencies · since 2026
  • Freedoms similar
    Computer programming · Gistel · since 2022
  • Other education · since 2011
  • FREED RIDE similar
    Name of an establishment of DECREM FABIENNE · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Halle · since 1980
  • FREEDOM Y.D. similar
    Groothandel in schoeisel · Lasne · since 1989
  • Free Dance similar
    since 1996
  • FREEDHOME similar
    Other construction installation · Colfontaine · since 2017
  • FREEDOM 35 similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Boutersem · since 2019
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
  • Other education · since 2010
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2008
  • Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2025
  • Freelo similar
    Berghem · since 1995
  • FreeCo similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2015
  • FREEBE similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2015
  • FREEze similar
    Abbreviation of Dansschool FREEze · Sports and recreation education · Retie · since 2016
  • FredFred similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2019
  • FreeSe similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • FREE AM similar
    Name of an establishment · Office administrative and support services · Haaltert · since 2022
  • freego similar
    Veurne · since 2004
  • FREEBO similar
    Wholesale of live animals · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2007
  • Free Go similar
    Name of an establishment of ARF CARS · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
  • Freemi similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2024
  • Free-IT similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2026
  • F.R.E.D. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of Fred & Ginger Retail Belgium · Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Mechelen · since 2014
  • Fred (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other building finishing work · since 2020

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