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.
“EDREM”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Izegem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of European distributed research infrastructure for advanced electron microscopy · Elsene · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1985
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Charleroi · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 1989
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Liège · since 1990
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Market research and public opinion polling · Antwerpen · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ADVANCED DESIGN OF RECYCLING MACHINES · Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking · Menen · since 2008
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Jette · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Edegem · since 1996
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · As · since 1997
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Quaregnon · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Eglise de Dieu Le Réveil · Activities of religious organisations · Liège · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2015
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Els De Ridder · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ranst · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van motorfietsen · Bornem · since 2010
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Abbreviation of EGLISE DE LA RECONCILIATION · Elsene · since 2008
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Site preparation · Oudergem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2026