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.
“Bert Mees”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 2025
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Roofing work · Ranst · since 1988
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Tielt · since 2002
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Plumbing work · Bornem · since 2014
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Event catering · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Gent · since 1974
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Abbreviation of BERTEM ATLETIEKCLUB · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Leuven · since 1984
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2013
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Joinery installation · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Lubbeek · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2022
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Literary creation · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Hooglede · since 2014
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Wuustwezel · since 2009
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Computer programming · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2014
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Tielt · since 2005
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Schilde · since 2003
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Gent · since 2010