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.
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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Liège · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of FORMAT-IC · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Anderlecht · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Londerzeel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of ForMat Efficiency · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Grez-Doiceau · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Jette · since 2019
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Spa · since 2008
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Other information technology and computer services · Boechout · since 2013
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Other education · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Combined facilities support activities · Zaventem · since 1932
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2001
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Vocational training · Seraing · since 2001
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Equipe pour la Formation à l'Autonomie · Vocational training · Namur · since 1982
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Name of Forma Brussels · Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Ukkel · since 1985
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Leuven · since 1987
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Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Châtelet · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Ingelmunster · since 2009
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Ukkel · since 1993
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Pont-à-Celles · since 2015
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Paris · since 2016
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Vocational training · since 2026
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Braine-le-Château · since 2019
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Vocational training · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of Amstramgram · Cultural education · Binche · since 2005
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Socio-cultural adult education · since 2023
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Vocational training · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Kapellen · since 2025
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Other education · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Fondation de Coopération au Développement · Etterbeek · since 1988
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Tournai · since 1988
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Abbreviation of FormaProjet · Socio-cultural adult education · Namur · since 2015
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Other business support services · Ferrières · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2012
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Vocational training · Brussel · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Eeklo · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of HAPPY CORPORATE · Other personal services · Esneux · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Nivelles · since 2020
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Vocational training · since 2020
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since 1976
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Computer programming · Beaumont · since 2009
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1987
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Aalter · since 1999
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Real estate agency activities · Bertrix · since 1995
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Liège · since 2004