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.
“GEM”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of GEM 2be · Other specialised construction activities · Waasmunster · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Enseignement Mathématique · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1998
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Antwerpen · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Abbreviation of POUR UNE GOUVERNANCE EUROPEENNE MULTILINGUE · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of GLI EVENTI MUSICALI · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 2020
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Schoten · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Zaventem · since 2021
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Philippeville · since 2008
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Abbreviation of GENERAL ELITE MANAGEMENT · Other sports activities · Brakel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of GESTION DE GEMBLOUX · Buying and selling of own real estate · Elsene · since 1994
Names that resemble it 53 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Tilburg · since 1968
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Abbreviation of GESTION, MARKETING, SERVICES · Beauvechain · since 1968
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1973
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Gent · since 1978
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Brussel · since 1978
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Izegem · since 1983
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Oostende · since 1985
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Onhaye · since 1987
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Lanaken · since 1987
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS · Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of AVIATION PARTS SERVICE · Reparatie en onderhoud van civiele lucht- en ruimtevaartuigen · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1992
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Querceta · since 1994
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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · Beringen · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 1995
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Raising of sheep and goats · Kelmis · since 1997
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Charleroi · since 1998
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Other specialised construction activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2000
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2002
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Temse · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Soumagne · since 2013
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Other information service activities · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2013
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Trade name of Gespecialiseerd Educatief Maatwerk en Zorg · Speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op het gebied van de maatschappij- en geesteswetenschappen · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Abbreviation of GEMA CONSULTING, EXPERTISE & MANAGEMENT · General electrical installation work · Hulshout · since 2015
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Insulation installation · since 1987
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Schoten · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Affligem · since 2010
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Grobbendonk · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Gesves · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2012
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Pelt · since 2012
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Bouw van civiele schepen en drijvend materieel · since 1977
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Putte · since 2005
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2006
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Other business support services · Roosdaal · since 2007
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Etterbeek · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · BERLIN · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Géraldine's Expert Marketing Services · Business and other management consultancy · Hove · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Oudenburg · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Ieper · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Mortsel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Gestion Énergie Électrique Mobile · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Le Roeulx · since 2025
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Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1966
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Abbreviation of GROUPE D'ECOLOGIE MICROBIENNE ET APPLIQUEE · Wavre · since 1985
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Abbreviation of GIOIA EURO MAINTENANCE INDUSTRIES · Seraing · since 1991
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Anderlues · since 2007