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.
“GROUP MINERVA”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 1982
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Gent · since 1990
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Geel · since 1991
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · Turnhout · since 1997
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Mortsel · since 2001
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2013
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Abbreviation of VZW Studiekring Minerva · Gent · since 2013
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2015
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Other membership organisations · Gent · since 2016
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Wuustwezel · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Gent · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Kampenhout · since 2021
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · since 1971
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Detailhandel in boeken · Lochristi · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · Zaventem · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Brussel · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 1989
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2015
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Other business support services · Maasmechelen · since 2022
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Operation of sports facilities · Charleroi · since 2012
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Plumbing work · Beringen · since 2025
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Logistics services · Neufchâteau · since 2007
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Chièvres · since 2021