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.
“Hempte, Mathilde”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2024
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Malle · since 2026
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2026
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Reparatie en onderhoud van uurwerken en sieraden · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Painting of buildings · since 2014
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Specialist medical practice · since 2015
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · since 2021
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2015
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General medical practice · since 2023
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2025
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since 2022
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Lease van intellectuele eigendom en vergelijkbare producten, met uitzondering van werken onder auteursrecht · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van maalderijproducten · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2010
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Activities of building architects · since 2012
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · since 2015
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Specialist medical practice · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018