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.
“EMLA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Nursing and midwifery · Wuustwezel · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Zedelgem · since 2008
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Bütgenbach · since 2024
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · 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 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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Retail sale of footwear · Ardooie · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Soumagne · since 2023
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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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Freight transport by road · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2006
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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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Diksmuide · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Niel · since 2010
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2024