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.
“FoNS”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brussel · since 1989
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Gent · since 2018
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Mortsel · since 2022
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Productie van televisiefilms · Leuven · since 2012
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Hasselt · since 2005
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Brugge · since 2025
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Construction of roads and motorways · Kapellen · since 2016
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Land surveying · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Hoogstraten · since 1980
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kortenaken · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Waasmunster · since 2006
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Activities of building architects · since 2019
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Oudsbergen · since 2017
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Geel · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Zorgboerderij Fons & Filou vzw · Activiteiten van dagcentra voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap, met inbegrip van ambulante hulpverlening · Wichelen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of POEET CONSTRUCT · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2007
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Olen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Fondation socialiste d'Information et de Gestion · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Brussel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of oeuvres de jacques van der biest,asbl · Brussel · since 2014
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Other printing · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2007
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Cafés and bars · Deinze · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Abbreviation of ASBL FIFTY-ONE CLUB MONS · Mons · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2022
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Leuven · since 1996
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Other sports activities · Kruisem · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Boutersem · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brasschaat · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beerse · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Leuven · since 2003
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Oudenaarde · since 2012
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Other technical testing and analysis · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2003
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · since 2026
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Leuven · since 2019