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.
“FrancoFaune”
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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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1997
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Le Franc'off · Full-service restaurants · Spa · since 2013
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Alken · since 1997
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Warehousing and storage · since 2021
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1986
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Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1991
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Public relations and communication consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · since 2021
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Other education · Deinze · since 2024
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2026
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Courcelles · since 1979
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Anderlecht · since 1991
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Evere · since 1994
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Other business support services · Putte · since 1999
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of FRANÇOIS NICOLAS · General construction of residential buildings · Mons · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of FRANCOACH · Other information service activities · Gent · since 2011
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1996
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Frameries · since 2005
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Operation of fairground attractions · since 2006
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Etterbeek · since 1993
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Lokeren · since 1999
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Duffel · since 2000