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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.

“BIRIM”

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  • 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.

  • BIRIM same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1993
  • BARIM very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Herve · since 2014
  • Bibim very similar
    Brussel · since 2025
  • Lirim very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2025
  • BIORIM very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of LABORATOIRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE RADIO - IMMUNOLOGIE CLINIQUES - LABORATORIUM VOOR KLINISCHE BIOLOGIE EN RADIO - IMMUNOLOGIE · Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1987
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BIRIBE similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Roeselare · since 1989
  • BIRION similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Tubize · since 2024
  • b.i.r. similar
    Abbreviation of Bureau International du Recyclage · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1971
  • B.I.M. similar
    Abbreviation of Bosal International Management · Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 1974
  • B.I.M. similar
    Abbreviation of Brasschaatse Immobiliën Maatschappij · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brasschaat · since 1981
  • B.I.M. similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1987
  • B.I.M. similar
    Abbreviation of BOECHOUTSE IMMOBILIEN MAATSCHAPPIJ · Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 1988
  • B.I.M. similar
    Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 1990
  • BIM similar
    Abbreviation of BREESE IMMO MAATSCHAPPIJ · Buying and selling of own real estate · Bree · since 1991
  • BIR similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2002
  • BIM similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2013
  • BIM similar
    Abbreviation of BEHAR & Co. INTERNATIONAL MERCHANTS · Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Ukkel · since 2015
  • BIR similar
    Other sports activities · Brecht · since 2015
  • BIM similar
    Abbreviation of BUREAU INGENIEUR MAHY · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Bastogne · since 2017
  • B.I.M. similar
    Abbreviation of BUSINESS IN MOVEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Kampenhout · since 2019
  • BIM similar
    Abbreviation of BORSA INVEST & MANAGEMENT · Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2019
  • B.I.R. similar
    Joinery installation · Kortemark · since 2022
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
  • Physiotherapy · since 2023
  • Real estate agency activities · since 2008
  • BIM similar
    Abbreviation of BUREAU IMMOBILIER MONTOIS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 2008
  • Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2012
  • BIM similar
    Lanaken · since 2012
  • BIM similar
    Abbreviation of BEDRIJVEN INDUSTRIE MALDEGEM · Maldegem · since 2006
  • B.I.M. similar
    Abbreviation of Brabantse Immobiliën Maatschappij · Schilde · since 2023
  • BIM similar
    Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Elsene · since 2023
  • Freight transport by road · since 2025
  • qabirim similar
    Ukkel · since 1952
  • Birinci similar
    General electrical installation work · Beringen · since 2021
  • BIRICIK similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Freight transport by road · since 2006

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