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.
“Fectum”
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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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herenthout · since 2019
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Ukkel · since 1983
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Roofing work · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1989
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Activities of head offices · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1996
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General electrical installation work · since 2013
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Menen · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Rijkevorsel · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Wetteren · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Stedelijk Onderwijs Antwerpen · Gemeentelijk gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Roofing work · Nijlen · since 2004
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of federation des exploitants et chauffeurs de taxis · Schaarbeek · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Willebroek · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ranst · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2018
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Herenthout · since 2008
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Psychology services · since 2024