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.
“KIF”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Tervuren · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of SUITE · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1982
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Abbreviation of KIF KIF VZW · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Other specialised construction activities · Herzele · since 2016
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Meerhout · since 2004
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Leuven · since 2003
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Cafés and bars · Nieuwpoort · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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Joinery installation · since 2008
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Wevelgem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of KIMERA INTERNATIONAL · Activities of building architects · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of K-Installations · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lubbeek · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Kilauea Management Consulting · Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Abbreviation of KEPHA INVEST · Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2007