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.
“FY COM”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General cleaning of buildings · Ganshoren · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of MAYEKAWA EUROPE · Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Zaventem · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Stedelijk Feestkomiteit Menen · Menen · since 1958
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Vorst · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 1987
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Waregem · since 1993
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Computer programming · Pelt · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van andere pompen en compressoren · Lichtervelde · since 2014
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Trade name of Lycom Group · Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Haaltert · since 2020
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Other business support services · Ieper · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oreye · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2012
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Computer programming · since 2003