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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.
“EML”
An active company already has this name
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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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Eeklose Modelluchtvaart · Eeklo · since 1972
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lanaken · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2020
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 2020
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Abbreviation of EML EURO METROLOGY LAB · Computer programming · Mons · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of JEML² · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Esneux · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Soumagne · since 2023
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of EGLISE METHODISTE LIBRE DE BELGIQUE · Schaarbeek · since 2003
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Buying and selling of own real estate · De Panne · since 2012
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Nijlen · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oud-Turnhout · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Freight transport by road · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Wuustwezel · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Zedelgem · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Houthulst · since 1985
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Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2006
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Specialist medical practice · Stabroek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Elektro-Maja · Antwerpen · since 1967
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Abbreviation of ERIC MEEUWISSEN · Retail sale of household furniture · As · since 1989
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MARSEILLE · since 2000
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Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2012
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Abbreviation of EUROMELANOMA BELGIE/BELGIQUE · Elsene · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Eliaerts Management · Activities of lawyers · Huldenberg · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Everyone Matters · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maasmechelen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of En Mouvement · Hastière · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Waasmunster · since 2010
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Abbreviation of EVENEMENTEN MORENO · Gent · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of ENFANT MODELE · Advertising agencies · Onhaye · since 2004
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Abbreviation of ELECTRIQUE MENAGERIE · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Zwevegem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Event Mosan · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Huy · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2007