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.
“EMDEKA”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2013
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Plumbing work · Oudenaarde · since 2008
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Hoogstraten · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Kluisbergen · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2014
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Abbreviation of ENDEKA Field & Events · Event catering · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Zwevegem · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Raeren · since 2024
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Raising of dairy cattle · Kasterlee · since 2025
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Jodoigne · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Empower Development & Ethnic Organization · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Finishing of textiles · since 2020
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Other personal services · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2009
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Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Affligem · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Comines-Warneton · since 1989
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Brussel · since 1997
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Activities of building architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2013