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.
“ForestForward”
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.
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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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · Brugge · since 1987
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Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Blégny · since 1995
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Nivelles · since 1996
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Advertising agencies · since 2004
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Antwerpen · since 2001
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Liège · since 2016
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of THE SOUND SOURCE · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Fleurus · since 2000
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2002
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New York(Delaware) · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waregem · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zemst · since 2003
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Performing arts by independent artists · Mechelen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Fast Forward Film VZW · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Hemiksem · since 2007
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Operation of sports facilities · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Harelbeke · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · VILLEPINTE · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Braine-le-Comte · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2005
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kraainem · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Essen · since 1990
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Lebbeke · since 2011
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of FORE MARNIX & CO · Sawmilling and planing of wood · Eeklo · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Forest, centre culturel · Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Vorst · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2020
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Retail sale of antiques · Mechelen · since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of GZ Entreprises · Full-service restaurants · Seraing · since 2025