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.
“Format Point Com”
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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Other education · Jalhay · since 2009
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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 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2018
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Jette · since 2019
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Spa · since 2008
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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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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1987
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Aalter · since 1999