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.
“Refrax”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2021
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Brussel · since 1968
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Vervaardiging van overige farmaceutische producten · Brasschaat · since 2016
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Painting of buildings · Herentals · since 2009
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De Haan · since 1989
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Overveld · Office administrative and support services · Lochristi · since 1999
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Advertising agencies · Genk · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of KMOP - POLICY CENTER ASBL · Speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op het gebied van de maatschappij- en geesteswetenschappen · Etterbeek · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Putte · since 2024
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Retail sale of footwear · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2020
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Brussel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Destelbergen · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Lille · since 2023