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.
“IMALDA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1985
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 1986
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General electrical installation work · since 2008
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Activiteiten van algemene ziekenhuizen, muv geriatrische en gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Bonheiden · since 1969
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Alken · since 1985
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Combined facilities support activities · Elsene · since 1987
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Translation services · since 2017
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of INTERACTIVE MEDIA ART LABORATORY · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tournai · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Schilde · since 1970
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Lievegem · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ranst · since 1994