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.
“Jofa”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Zedelgem · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hemiksem · since 1992
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Joinery installation · Roeselare · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Saint-Nicolas · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2022
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Painting of buildings · Roeselare · since 2015
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of lawyers · Meise · since 2026
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Nieuwpoort · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Liedekerke · since 1993
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Other information service activities · Herentals · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Retie · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Wichelen · since 2007
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Raising of horses and other equines · since 2010
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Beloeil · since 2017
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Incourt · since 2007
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2010
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Hasselt · since 2026