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.
“ERM”
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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Abbreviation of ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brussel · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gavere · since 2002
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Elec Reynders M · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lummen · since 2007
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Nijlen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Enterprise and Resource Management · Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2026
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Tienen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Dilbeek · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1998
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Boechout · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Verviers · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Charleroi · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Elsene · since 1984
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Brussel · since 1987
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Advertising agencies · Tielt-Winge · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Ermus Immo-Bouwconcept · Buying and selling of own real estate · Genk · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Oostende · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Genk · since 2010
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Abbreviation of European Ready Mixed Concrete Organization · Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Brussel · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zaventem · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Entente de la Resistance de Woluwe Saint Lambert · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1945
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Abbreviation of ELISABETH RESIDENCE · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Chaudfontaine · since 1997
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Abbreviation of El Rio · Sports and recreation education · Malmedy · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ENERGY REMODELING · Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Olen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of EAGLE RISE · Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Exclusive roofs · Roofing work · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Etre-Re · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Abbreviation of EVASION RIVERSIDE · Other amusement and recreation activities · Brussel · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Éclair Royal · Hairdressing and barber services · Ukkel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of EstheRudi · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Empire Rising · La Hulpe · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ESPACE RUIMTE · Ukkel · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1985
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Brussel · since 2021
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Brussel · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 2003