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.
“DEMAX”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Herentals · since 1988
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Activities of other sports clubs · Gingelom · since 1998
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Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Ingelmunster · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants
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Retail sale of antiques · since 1986
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Halle · since 2018
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Eeklo · since 2011
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Roofing work · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bredene · since 2024
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2007
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Cafés and bars · since 1990
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since 1998
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Joinery installation · Assesse · since 2010
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Waregem · since 2002
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Brugge · since 1990
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Waregem · since 1987
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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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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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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 2016
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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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Machining of metals · Maldegem · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Zedelgem · since 2023
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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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Joinery installation · since 2004
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 2025
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Computer programming · Walcourt · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Pittem · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2007
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Knokke-Heist · since 1988