Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“ECM”

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.

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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

26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

E.C.M. same name

Abbreviation of Entreprise de Cloisonnements Modernes · Paris 9e · since 1969
E.C.M. same name

Abbreviation of EIFFAGE ENERGIE SYSTEMS - CLEMESSY · Mulhouse - CEDEX 2 · since 1975
E.C.M. same name

Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CLEANING et MAINTENANCE · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Herstal · since 1988
ECM same name

Abbreviation of ECM - DIFFUSION - BELGIUM · Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1989
E.C.M. same name

Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brasschaat · since 1990
E.C.M. same name

Abbreviation of EURO CLEAN & MAINTENANCE · Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Andenne · since 1996
E.C.M. same name

Abbreviation of Equity, Consulting and Management · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Elsene · since 1998
E.C.M. same name

Abbreviation of EXTREME CORPORATION & MARKETING · Wavre · since 2002
ECM same name

Abbreviation of Events Consultancy Marketing · Event catering · Ieper · since 2015
E.C.M. (sole trader) same name

General construction of residential buildings · since 1993
E.C.M same name

Abbreviation of EngiCare Management · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Pont-à-Celles · since 2017
ECM same name

Abbreviation of ESCAUT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2017
ECM same name

Abbreviation of ENTOURAGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT · Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2017
ECM (sole trader) same name

Joinery installation · since 2020
ECM same name

Abbreviation of ECM Consultancy · Other business support services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2020
E.C.M. same name

Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Roeselare · since 2008
ECM² (sole trader) same name

Computer programming · since 2009
ECM same name

Wholesale of timber · Oosterzele · since 2009
ECM same name

Abbreviation of Engineering, Consulting & Management · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Eupen · since 2010
ECM (sole trader) same name

since 1975
E.C.M. same name

Abbreviation of ELECTRO CHRIS MEIR · Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Zoersel · since 2007
E.C.M same name

Abbreviation of Etudes, Conseils et Management · Public relations and communication consultancy · Wavre · since 2023
ECM same name

Abbreviation of Euro Car Miluski · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 2026
E.C.M. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation

Abbreviation of Eclairage Contrôle Mesure · Schaarbeek · since 1961
ECM same namein bankruptcy or liquidation

Abbreviation of ENTREPRISE CHRISTOPHE MAYSON · General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
E.C.M. II very similar

Activities of holding companies · Ledegem · since 2016

Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

E.C.M.A. similar

Abbreviation of European Collectors and Modellers Association · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1981
E.C.M.C. similar

Abbreviation of SHOPPING MARIE - CHRISTINE · Brussel · since 1987
E.C.M.V. similar

General electrical installation work · Le Roeulx · since 1993
E.C.M.T. similar

Abbreviation of European Continuing Medical Training · Waasmunster · since 1995
ECMT similar

Abbreviation of ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1996
ECMA similar

Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CIGAR MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2002
ECMA similar

Abbreviation of ECMA SOLUTIONS · Groothandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Courcelles · since 2014
E.C.M.T.+ similar

Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CONTINUING MEDICAL TRAINING PLUS · Waasmunster · since 2014
ECMW similar

Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sombreffe · since 2016
ECMA similar

Abbreviation of European Candle Manufacturers Association · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
ECMA similar

Design and construction of stages and sets · Herk-de-Stad · since 2023
E.C.M.C. similar

Abbreviation of ERIC CLAESSENS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY · Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2006
ECMI similar

Abbreviation of European Capital Markets Institute · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Brussel · since 2007
ECMA similar

Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CARTON MAKERS ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2025
ECMS similar

Abbreviation of EGLISE CENTRE MISSIONNAIRE SENEVE · Ukkel · since 2025
ECMDC similar

Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Elsene · since 2016
ECMDC similar

Abbreviation of EU-China Municipal Development Commission · Elsene · since 2016
ECMTF similar

Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CMT FEDERATION · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Brussel · since 2018
ECMAR similar

Abbreviation of european council for maritime applied R&D · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2007
ECMed similar

General medical practice · Ciney · since 2023
ECMIA similar

Abbreviation of Centre Sino-Européen pour l'Innovation Médicale · Wavre · since 2025
EC similar

Abbreviation of Expressions Créatrices · Fernelmont · since 2013
EC similar

Business and other management consultancy · Halen · since 2017
E.C. similar

Abbreviation of Enen Crew · Seneffe · since 2018
EC similar

Abbreviation of Experience Centric · Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2021
EC similar

Abbreviation of ERATHIS · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2022
EC similar

Abbreviation of Equi'chance · Other membership organisations · Philippeville · since 2010
EC similar

Abbreviation of EL CLASSICO · Antwerpen · since 2011
E.C. similar

Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2012
E.C. similar

General electrical installation work · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2005
E.C. similar

Abbreviation of EUROPE CONNECTION · since 2007
E.C. similar

Abbreviation of ELLY CARE · Nursing and midwifery · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2023
EC similar

Abbreviation of Europa Consulting · Real estate agency activities · Etterbeek · since 2024
EC ! similar

Abbreviation of Ensemble Citoyens · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2024
EC similar

Nutrition and dietetics services · Brussel · since 2024
E.C. similar

Abbreviation of Elk-consult · Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2025
EC similar

Abbreviation of Ecler Snc · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Fléron · since 2026
EC similar

Abbreviation of De Eritrese Gemeenschap · Antwerpen · since 2026
E.C.M.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation

Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1968
E.C.M.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation

Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CONSULTANTS & MANAGERS ASSOCIATES · Business and other management consultancy · Pont-à-Celles · since 2000

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