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.
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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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Name of an establishment of C.F.R. SERVICES · Market research and public opinion polling · Namur · since 1987
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Namur · since 1990
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Tournai · since 1953
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Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Elsene · since 1986
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other tax advisory services · Laarne · since 1987
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Seraing · since 1990
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Koekelberg · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Société commerciale, financière et immobilière · Seneffe · since 1977
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Assesse · since 2009
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Hannut · since 1989
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2008
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE CONSEIL FISCAL ET D'EXPERTISE · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tournai · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 1956
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · BERTRANGE · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 2000
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Vorst · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of AUTO SATELLITES · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fleurus · since 1976
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2002
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Other information service activities · Essen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of FINANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT · Market research and public opinion polling · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1995
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Société Commerciale Financière et de Gestion · Schaarbeek · since 1954
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Namur · since 1985
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Abbreviation of ENTREPRISE FORESTIERE ET AGRICOLE · Amay · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Etudes Commerciales et Financières · Elsene · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Société Coloniale et Commerciale · Antwerpen · since 1932