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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Germain”

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

41 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Germa similar
    Real estate agency activities · Duffel · since 1964
  • GERMA similar
    Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Bornem · since 1990
  • GERMAR similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Izegem · since 2015
  • GerMar similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zele · since 2022
  • GERMAY (sole trader) similar
    Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 1990
  • GERMAU similar
    Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Wielsbeke · since 2024
  • Germaine NELIS (sole trader) similar
    Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2011
  • Germy, Alain (sole trader) similar
    Roofing work · since 2020
  • GERMACO similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 1990
  • GERMANI similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · Geel · since 2000
  • GERMARE similar
    Activities of bailiffs · Oostende · since 2014
  • GERMAJO similar
    Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2019
  • GERMABU similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 2021
  • GERMAND (sole trader) similar
    Productie van edelmetalen · since 1985
  • Germai, Célia (sole trader) similar
    since 2024
  • Germaine & Louis similar
    Real estate agency activities · Tellin · since 2025
  • Germa similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Roofing work · Mol · since 2017

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