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.
“Fatos”
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
27 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1997
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Drogenbos · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Full-service restaurants · Gistel · since 1995
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Destelbergen · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Gistel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Faros - competition & data protection · Activities of lawyers · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Aarschot · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2007
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Landscape service activities · Zandhoven · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Charleroi · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · Jette · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 1988
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Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 2014
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Aalst · since 2010
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Photography, excluding press photography · Hasselt · since 2006
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Abbreviation of FINANCIEEL ANALYSE TEAM · Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Jabbeke · since 1987
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of BURIMI · Schaarbeek · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Oeuvres de Solidarité asbl · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Fusion Art Tournai · Cultural education · Tournai · since 2026
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Sint-Michielsgestel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Alternatieve Tewerkstelling voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Hasselt · since 1982
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Abbreviation of ADVICE TO SOLUTION · Business and other management consultancy · Steenokkerzeel · since 1999
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Ukkel · since 2003
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Dardilly · since 2014
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Tyre services · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of ATOS EUROPE · Other business support services · Gent · since 2005
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Antwerpen · since 2001
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Roeselare · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ADVANCED TECHNICAL AND ORGANISATION SUPPORT · Brussel · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023