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.
“D.E.M.”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of D.E.M., DEVELOPEMENT, EQUIPEMENTS, MATERIAUX · Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Brussel · since 1981
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Other tax advisory services · Kaprijke · since 1983
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Brussel · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Deus Ex Machina · Le Roeulx · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of DEM - Buisleidingsmontage · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Baden Baden · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Deus Ex Machina · Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Abbreviation of D’s Ex Machina · Public relations and communication consultancy · Haacht · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Zemst · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Deus Ex Machina · Sombreffe · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2025
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since 2018
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Koekelare · since 1997
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Abbreviation of DREDGING, ENVIRONMENTAL & MARINE ENGINEERING · Baggerwerken · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1930
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1952
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Stoumont · since 1983
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Zottegem · since 1986
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Elsene · since 1986
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Waregem · since 1987
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Joinery installation · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of SOGEDEC · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Namur · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of DEMA - DEMUYNCK ANN · Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Freight transport by road · Zwalm · since 1993
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Anderlues · since 1996
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Pig breeding farms · Ieper · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Demi Group · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Retie · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2019
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kalmthout · since 2021
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Machining of metals · Maldegem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Nursing and midwifery · Zedelgem · since 2023
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2004
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 2008
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Name of an establishment · Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2023
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Liège · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roosdaal · since 2024
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brugge · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Katja's Visie · Cafés and bars · Mol · since 2016
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Knokke-Heist · since 1988