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.
“EMMCO”
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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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Dilbeek · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · Geraardsbergen · since 2011
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Event catering · Wielsbeke · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2024
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1978
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Abbreviation of QAD EUROPE · Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waasmunster · since 1989
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2002
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1973
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Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2019
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Gent · since 1998
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Abbreviation of EDITORIAL MATCH MAKING · Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Brugge · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Malle · since 2005
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 1949
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Abbreviation of MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE COMPANY · Reparatie en onderhoud van andere apparatuur · Wavre · since 2012
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Niklaas · since 1996
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Gent · since 1964
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Charleroi · since 1946
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Abbreviation of EXPRESS MARKET MONS · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2019