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.
“UFO”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Izegem · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Ultieme Freakshow Organisatie · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Boechout · since 1998
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Elsene · since 2019
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Other photographic activities · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Ultrasound For Orthopedics · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Wichelen · since 2023
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Floor and wall tiling · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Union Francophone Des Orthodontistes De Belgique · Activities of professional membership organisations · Ukkel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of UNIE DER FRANSTALIGEN · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Ugani Foundation · Leuven · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Ummah Forward · Hasselt · since 2026