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.
“Freco Meat”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Waregem · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kuurne · since 1988
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Elsene · since 1997
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brasschaat · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Gingelom · since 2024
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
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Izegem · since 1995
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oostrozebeke · since 2021
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Deerlijk · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Lierde · since 2021
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Brugge · since 2005
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Raising of sheep and goats · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2018
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021