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.
“FREYMAN”
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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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Huy · since 2002
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Theux · since 2003
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2010
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Floor and wall tiling · Aalter · since 1983
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Other specialised construction activities · Leuven · since 2001
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Forging of metal · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1998
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since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Turnhout · since 2020
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1995
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Activities of building architects · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Freshman BXL · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2026
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tielt · since 1998
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1980
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Hairdressing and barber services · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2013
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Name of TSVANONS · Mechelen · since 2014
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1985
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Edegem · since 2017
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Vorst · since 2022
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Literary creation · since 2008
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tielt · since 2023
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2015