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.
“FRERIC”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Aalter · since 2023
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Mixed farming · since 1992
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Wavre · since 1968
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of Fregiric · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oostende · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of RUGAMBA & ERIC · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Market research and public opinion polling · Zandhoven · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Veurne · since 2021
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Kortrijk · since 2023
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Jette · since 1987
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Mons · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waregem · since 1987
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1992
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Oostrozebeke · since 2007
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Site preparation · Malle · since 2025
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Joinery installation · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Freight transport by road · Waimes · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1998
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · since 2001
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Huy · since 2006
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Joinery installation · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Ronse · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Seraing · since 2025