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.
“Zarafa”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Day nurseries and crèches · Brussel · since 2014
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Operation of sports facilities · Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Operation of sports facilities · since 1999
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Dental practice · Maasmechelen · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Ukkel · since 2018
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2006
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2002
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2023
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Other education · Oosterzele · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zemst · since 2009
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Performing arts by independent artists · Halle · since 2008
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Jabbeke · since 2019
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Rights and Freedoms.Always. · Gent · since 2021
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Abbreviation of RÉSEAU D'AIDE POUR LA FAMILLE · Anderlecht · since 2012