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.
“FRIENDS”
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
44 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Kraainem · since 1999
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mechelen · since 2001
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Jette · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of FRIENDS 1380 · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lasne · since 2013
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Plumbing work · since 2026
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Abbreviation of FRONTING RESEARCH INNOVATION AND EDUCATION FOR NEUROSURGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOPHISTICATION · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of YELENA · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2022
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Site preparation · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 2009
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Menen · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of FADI FR · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Book publishing · Leuven · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Braine-le-Château · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Lasne · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2026
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Book publishing · Waterloo · since 2003
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Waremme · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023
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Activiteiten van incasso- en kredietbureaus · Blankenberge · since 2005
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2026
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Liège · since 2021
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2023
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2017
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Other photographic activities · since 2018
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2019
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Abbreviation of First Friends Premium Partnership · Public relations and communication consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2020
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Asse · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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since 2011
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of AURROC · Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Châtelet · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of FILOU COMPANY · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Kortrijk · since 1988
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since 2022
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Name of an establishment of CUT & STYLE JUMET · Hairdressing and barber services · Charleroi · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 2006
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Anderlecht · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of JEET ENTERPRISE · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Brussel · since 2022
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Kortrijk · since 1980
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Event catering · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1994
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Verviers · since 2017
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Beauvechain · since 2011
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1976