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.
“KRAF”
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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of MJ FITNESS 5 · Retail sale of other sporting goods · Arlon · since 2016
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Stabroek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Kraft Collective · Zulte · since 2019
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Wilmington, New Castle · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · Duffel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Kreatieve Rekreatie en Alternatieve Tewerkstelling · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kuurne · since 2002
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Essen · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Diepenbeek · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Wevelgem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Krav For All · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
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Abbreviation of KRAS JEUGDWERK · Youth work associations · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of KLASSIEK RIJDENDE AUTO'S KAMPENHOUT · Kampenhout · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2023
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Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Halen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Wemmel · since 1986
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Abbreviation of UKRAINA AGRI FUND · Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2009
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Leuven · since 2000
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Activities of head offices · Raeren · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Kempense Reis en Autocar-Centrale · Turnhout · since 1968