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.
“DEMAN IBEN”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Zonnebeke · since 2026
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Zonnebeke · since 1989
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brugge · since 2010
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Middelkerke · since 2006
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Activities of head offices · since 2026
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Awans · since 2026
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Oostkamp · since 1980
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · Brasschaat · since 2018
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Performing arts by independent artists · Kortenberg · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of O de VO · Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Geel · since 1984
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Activities of lawyers · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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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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Name of an establishment of M.G.S. · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1990
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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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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of DIALOQUE EURO-MEDITERRANEEN ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2010
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 1985
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Antwerpen · since 2007
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Verviers · since 1993
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Knokke-Heist · since 1988