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.
“GILMES”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Wingene · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 1978
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · La Bruyère · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Zedelgem · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalst · since 2020
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Event catering · since 2026
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Walcourt · since 1989
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Erquelinnes · since 2009
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Zuienkerke · since 1985
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2025
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Namur · since 1986