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.
“GFC”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of G.F.C., Centre de Formation de la Haute Coiffure · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of G.F.C. - GENIUS FRAMES CORPORATION · Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Evere · since 1988
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL FORWARDING CONSULTING · Freight transport by road · Temse · since 2015
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Abbreviation of VZW GFC · Menen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Kampenhout · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Merksplas · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of GESTION FORMATION.COMMUNICATION · Vocational training · Ukkel · since 2008
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Neupré · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Soumagne · since 2016
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of GEORG FISCHER · Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mouscron · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ASBL GALGOS FORTRESS · Spa · since 2018
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Abbreviation of GENERATION FIT · Other education · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
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Abbreviation of GLAMPERS · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Gisenyi Family · Namur · since 2023
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Abbreviation of GOD'S FAVOUR · Ganshoren · since 2010
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Abbreviation of GUN FACTOR · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Gofar industrie · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ASBL Groupe F · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Elsene · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2014