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.
“Forster”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kapellen · since 2023
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1989
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2009
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Antwerpen · since 2010
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since 1980
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Web portal activities · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 1992
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Activities of lawyers · since 2006
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2005
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Les Bons Villers · since 2021
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since 1999
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2020
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Walcourt · since 1993
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2014
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Pelt · since 2011
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wemmel · since 2022
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Retail sale of games and toys · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schelle · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostkamp · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Reliability & Safety Technical centeR · Other technical testing and analysis · Zaventem · since 2020
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990