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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“SPAFOREST”

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.

  • SPAFOREST same name
    Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Jalhay · since 2013
  • VPA FOREST very similar
    Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Heuvelland · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SL Forest similar
    Name of an establishment of Belgische Rode Kruis · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 1891
  • Logging · since 2019
  • J.A Forest similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vorst · since 2025
  • Logging · Vielsalm · since 1988
  • SunForest similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kortenberg · since 2022
  • Sorest similar
    Abbreviation of Société d'Exploitation de restaurants · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1962
  • FOREST similar
    Essen · since 1990
  • Literary creation · since 2022
  • Forest similar
    Lebbeke · since 2011
  • Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2012
  • SOREST similar
    Development of residential building projects · Menen · since 2003
  • forest + similar
    Name of an establishment of FORE MARNIX & CO · Sawmilling and planing of wood · Eeklo · since 2005
  • Forest+ similar
    Abbreviation of Forest, centre culturel · Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Vorst · since 2008
  • Other business support services · Westerlo · since 2022
  • Meca forest similar
    Name of an establishment of FOREST PNEUS · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Vorst · since 1991
  • REMAFOREST similar
    Logging · Houffalize · since 2012
  • Other software publishing · since 2004
  • SPAF similar
    Abbreviation of Service Provincial d'Aide aux Familles · Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Anhée · since 1963

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