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.
“EMV”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Roeselare · since 1976
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Abbreviation of ELECTRO MECANIQUE VERHULST · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Herve · since 1989
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Market research and public opinion polling · Sint-Niklaas · since 1993
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Other sports activities · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ELECTIC MOBILITY VEHICLES · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ciney · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Truiden · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Espace Mouvement Voix Verbe Belgique · Etterbeek · since 1988
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Representants et Publicitaires Diplomes · Elsene · since 1945
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 1982
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Other business support services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of EUROPEAN MEDICINES VERIFICATION ORGANISATION A.S.B.L. · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Brussel · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Lille · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostkamp · since 2009
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Vermogensbeheer · Enghien · since 2016
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bree · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Essen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ENSEMBLE POUR MIEUX VIVRE AU TOGO · Châtelet · since 2012
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General electrical installation work · Seneffe · since 2004
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Wavre · since 2007
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Site preparation · Gent · since 2007
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Kinrooi · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Eglise Message de Vie Réhoboth · La Louvière · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Andenne · since 2019
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Other information service activities · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Kasterlee · since 2007
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Veterinary services · Deinze · since 2025
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Dental practice · Leuven · 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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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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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 fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Bertem · since 1989
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2007