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.
“BKME”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Site preparation · since 2021
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Bestuur der Katholieke Maatschappelijke Werken voor het Arrondissement Antwerpen · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1927
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Abbreviation of Beroepsvereniging voor Kinesisten van het Mariasteen Te Gits · Hooglede · since 1962
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Abbreviation of Belgische Kleine Munsterlandervereniging,vereniging zonder winstoogmerk · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Benoit Klontz Management & Automobile · Public relations and communication consultancy · Seraing · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2005
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Proefboren en boren · Brussel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BOEKHOUDKANTOOR MERTENS · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Diepenbeek · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Beroersvereniging voor Kinesisten van het Marasteen · Hooglede · since 1965