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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.
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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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of MCP EUROPE · Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
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MONACO · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Anthisnes · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of MAMZIN · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of SAGEVAS · Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Elsene · since 2011
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Ans · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2013
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Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2006
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since 1989
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Herve · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Presafe Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Elsene · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of FEBECO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of NEO HEREMANS · Nutrition and dietetics services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · since 1992
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Retail sale of women's outerwear
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Raising of other animals · Westerlo · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 1979
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1985
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1986
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Abbreviation of FIRST COLLECTION · Real estate agency activities · Lasne · since 1987
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Schaarbeek · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of FIRST INC · Hairdressing and barber services · Dendermonde · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of Shipman · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2013
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Fitness centres · Aalter · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Other sports activities · since 2023
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Other business support services · Schoten · since 2023
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Libramont-Chevigny · since 2010
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Abbreviation of First-IT · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Mechelen · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of REAL ESTATE EXPERTISE RELOCATION · Other specialised construction activities · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of DIVA NETWORK · General electrical installation work · Charleroi · since 2006
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Fitness centres · since 2006
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Physiotherapy · Alken · since 2007
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Sports and recreation education · since 2008
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Abbreviation of SE FIRST ICON RESEARCH SARL · CH-1204 GENEVE · since 1996
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Advertising agencies · Modave · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of JAPIAN MONDIAL · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1984
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Leuven · since 2013