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.
“IB-MAT”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Harelbeke · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of IB NVC · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Gent · since 2012
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Verhuur en lease van textiel, kleding, sieraden en schoeisel · since 2011
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Gouvy · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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HUMPOLEC · since 2004
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Other construction installation · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL BIOCONTROL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association Belgium · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2023
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Trade name of International Business Machines of Belgium · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 1936
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Dilbeek · since 2023
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Leuven · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Informatie en Begeleidings-Instituut Misdaadpreventie - Institut de Conseil et d'Information pour la Prévention de la Criminalité · Antwerpen · since 1994