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.
“Cardimel”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Tervuren · since 2003
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Maastricht · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Schoten · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenaken · since 2013
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Celles (lez-Tournai) · since 2018
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Marchin · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · Nivelles · since 2005
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2003
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Specialist medical practice · Anderlecht · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · Hamont-Achel · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Zottegem · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2021
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2012
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Ukkel · since 1985
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Zulte · since 1985
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Geel · since 1988
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Genk · since 1996
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Mons · since 2001
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Aalst · since 2002
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2001
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 1992
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1989
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Nursing and midwifery · Namur · since 2019
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Other business support services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · since 2022
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Liège · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BRUMA S.D. · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2022
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Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 1977
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2005
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Seraing · since 2024
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Site preparation · Oudsbergen · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Modave · since 2025
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Veterinary services · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Gent · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2005