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.
“PAFIMA”
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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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2001
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Abbreviation of ACTIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT · Computer programming · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1990
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Media representation · Zwalm · since 1999
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1993
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Activities of head offices · Kortrijk · since 1996
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonnebeke · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Boechout · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herentals · since 2025
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Insulation installation · Liège · since 2026
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Gent · since 1965
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Florennes · since 1989
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Evergem · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1993
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Name of an establishment · Development of residential building projects · Ieper · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Fire Management · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Jodoigne · since 2022
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE MOTO ASSISTANCE · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2004