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.
“GEREFA”
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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Other construction installation · Sint-Truiden · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Etude et de Réforme de la Fonction administrative, G.E.R.F.A. · Vorst · since 1980
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Alken · since 1999
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Rixensart · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2020
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Anderlecht · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Education et de Formation à l'Autonomie · Other education · Elsene · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2000
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Abbreviation of GESTION RENFORT asbl · Socio-cultural adult education · La Louvière · since 2016
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Abbreviation of GREEN ENERGY FOR ALL · Etterbeek · since 2020
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Abbreviation of générosité,entraide et fraternité active · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Ukkel · since 2006
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Support activities for crop production · Limbourg · since 2024
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Liège · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Gestion de l'Espace de Recueillement Etudiant · Brussel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of GROUPE EUROPEEN D'ECHANGES ET DE RECHERCHES EN EDUCATION SOCIALE · Brussel · since 1979
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Waterloo · since 1985
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Risk and damage evaluation · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2012
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Brussel · since 1983
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Abbreviation of GROUPEMENT EUROPEEN D'ECHANGES ET DE RECHERCHE SUR L'EDUCATION ET L'ENSEIGNEMENT SPECIALISES · Namur · since 1999
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Activities of bailiffs · Menen · since 2015
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Other specialised construction activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Eeklo · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Groupes d'Etudes Foncières et d'Aménagement · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1983
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Begijnendijk · since 2010