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.
“Fom”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Essen · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Freedom of Movement · Linter · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 2024
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Laarne · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mechelen · since 2015
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Literary creation · Asse · since 2017
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Construction of roads and motorways · Brecht · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · Maldegem · since 2007
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Abbreviation of FOME decor design · Painting of buildings · Drogenbos · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Leuven · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 1978
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 1987
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Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2020