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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.

“EMBLA”

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  • 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).
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Same or very similar names

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • EMBLA same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2002
  • Dembla very similar
    Other printing · Anderlecht · since 1968
  • ZEMBLA very similar
    Dilbeek · since 1997
  • EMBALA very similar
    Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2022
  • Embla & Ask very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Balen · since 2022
  • MMBLA very similar
    Abbreviation of Maison Médicale de Braine-l'Alleud · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2020
  • EMILA very similar
    Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Buggenhout · since 2010
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • EMBLEM similar
    Name of an establishment of SHAPE H.Q.AND UNITED KINGDOM SUPPORT UNIT.Q.M. C.L.O. · Activiteiten van extraterritoriale organisaties en instanties · Mons · since 1967
  • EMB similar
    Abbreviation of ENTREPRISES MIOT · Plastering work · Brussel · since 1980
  • E.M.B. similar
    Abbreviation of EUROPEAN MASTER BATCH · Vervaardiging van verf, vernis ed, drukinkt en mastiek · Bornem · since 1981
  • EMB similar
    Abbreviation of EUROPEAN MILK BOARD · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2013
  • EMB similar
    Abbreviation of Enfants de Madagascar · Chimay · since 2017
  • EMB similar
    Abbreviation of Easy Mobility Belgium · Brussel · since 2021
  • Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1996
  • EMB similar
    Abbreviation of L'ÉCOLE MAROCAINE DE BELGIQUE · Vilvoorde · since 2023
  • EMB similar
    Abbreviation of Expertise en Managementsvennootschap Bruno Traest · Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2010
  • E.M.B. similar
    Abbreviation of BOEKHOUDKANTOOR E.M.B. · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Grobbendonk · since 2007
  • EMBLEME similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Brussel · since 2023
  • EMB similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Bureau Munten Boeker · Seraing · since 1989
  • E.M.B. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Bree · since 2010

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