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.
“IFO”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Brussel · since 1991
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Institut de Formation permanente · Etterbeek · since 1980
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Abbreviation of International federation of the Othorhinolaryngological Societies · Antwerpen · since 1981
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL FOOD TRADE INCORPORATION · Tortola · since 1995
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Vocational training · Tarascon · since 2021
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Abbreviation of INKOOP FACILITEIT VOOR DE ONAFHANKELIJKE MAKELAAR · Hoogstraten · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of IFOP SAS · Market research and public opinion polling · Paris · since 2026
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Other legal services · Gent · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of IFORA vzw · Socio-cultural adult education · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Inter - Forum (Maison de la Communication et de la Relation) · Brussel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Ingenieursfonds · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of INTERFUTURE · Joinery installation · Dessel · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Incense and Fragrance · Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Abbreviation of INTIATIVE FOOTBALL · Engis · since 2023
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Abbreviation of IMMOBILIERE FADEL · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Binche · since 2011
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Abbreviation of INSTITUTIONAL FLIRTS · Pelt · since 2004
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Abbreviation of INTERFACE FORMATION · Namur · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Impact Factory vzw · Other membership organisations · Mechelen · since 2025