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Name check

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.

“IMIAG”

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.

  • IMIAG same name
    Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Linkebeek · since 2022
  • Imiaf very similar
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1968
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • I.M.I. similar
    Abbreviation of International Music Import · Wholesale of other household goods · Antwerpen · since 1983
  • I.M.I. similar
    Abbreviation of INTEGRATIVE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE · Investigation and private security services · Genk · since 1986
  • IMI similar
    Abbreviation of THE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1998
  • IMI similar
    Abbreviation of INOX-METAAL-INTERIEUR · Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Halen · since 2008
  • IMI similar
    Abbreviation of INLAND MARINE INTERNATIONAL · Logistics services · Zoersel · since 2009
  • IMI similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mechelen · since 2011
  • IMI similar
    Abbreviation of INNOVATIEVE MEDIA INITIATIEVEN · Kortrijk · since 2003
  • I.M.I similar
    Site preparation · Ukkel · since 2025

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