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.
“LEFAC”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Raising of horses and other equines · Oudsbergen · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of S.N.J.R. · Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2024
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Essen · since 1987
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Full-service restaurants · Lint · since 2002
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Tintigny · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Les Ateliers de Caro · Other education · Ukkel · since 2015
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Malle · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2020
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Mol · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Kampenhout · since 2008
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Elsene · since 2011
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since 1979
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Brussel · since 2021
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Lobby européen des Femmes · Other membership organisations · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Leuven · since 1993
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Abbreviation of LeuvenFietst · Leuven · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Levant European Forum · Gent · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Ternat · since 2018
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Other construction installation · Mol · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Arendonk · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Lokaal Eerlijk Fier ondernemen · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Limelette en Fête · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2023
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Handel in elektriciteit · Kasterlee · since 2023
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Day nurseries and crèches · Alken · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2014
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Other retail sale of food · Charleroi · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of ARDENNES-SEJOURS · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Waimes · since 2010
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Charleroi · since 2005
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1995
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Abbreviation of East Flanders Armwrestling Club · Brakel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANCY · Bierbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of EDEN FISCACCOUNT · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mouscron · since 2024
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1976
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Beauraing · since 1990