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.
“Gilmax”
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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Activities of head offices · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Zuienkerke · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of VERSMARKT HOEVENEN · Wijnegem · since 1986
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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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Plumbing work · Merksplas · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Gent · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Destelbergen · since 2026
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Namur · since 1986
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Genk · since 1995
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Other business support services · Haaltert · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ravels · since 1999
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Risk and damage evaluation · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · Wingene · since 2026