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.
“Forteform”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2016
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Physiotherapy · Dilbeek · since 1987
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Abbreviation of FORMAT + · Business and other management consultancy · Londerzeel · since 2000
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Other education · Mechelen · since 2018
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Siler Architectuur · Activities of building architects · Geraardsbergen · since 2023
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Computer programming · Deerlijk · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · Roeselare · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2013
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Other information service activities · Geel · since 2013
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Schilde · since 2007
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Retail sale of other household articles · Brugge · since 1987
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Office administrative and support services · Aartselaar · since 1995
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aalst · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kasterlee · since 2010
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Schelle · since 2012
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Productie van elektriciteit uit hernieuwbare bronnen · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2000
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Vocational training · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Diksmuide · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Meise · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 1950
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Abbreviation of Fort Bouw · Woudrichem · since 1973
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Bergerac · since 1981
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2020
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Abbreviation of MARKUS FORT · Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Hove · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 2010