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.
“Febiac”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1936
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Abbreviation of Federatie van de Belgische Schoeiselindustrie Fédération Belge de l'Industrie De la Chaussure · Activities of professional membership organisations · Lierde · since 1954
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van de federale en bicommunautaire Sociale Fondsen van de Non-Profit Sector · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Brussel · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Federatie van de Brusselse Inschakelingsondernemingen · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION BRUXELLOISE DES ORGANISMES D'INSERTION SOCIOPROFESSIONNELLE ET D'ECONOMIE SOCIALE D'INSERTION · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of B.I.A.C. HOLDING · Zaventem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BOUW-IMMO ADVIES CENTER · Other technical testing and analysis · Deinze · since 1996