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.
“Imab”
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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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAAL MARKETING EN ADVIESBUREAU · Office administrative and support services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
Names that resemble it 65 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Aalst · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bocholt · since 2016
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Vocational training · Maaseik · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2010
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAAL MARITIEM AGENTSCHAP · Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 1919
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Schaarbeek · since 1969
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beauraing · since 1970
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Abbreviation of I.M.A. - International Mutuality for Animals · Gent · since 1977
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Knokke-Heist · since 1978
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Antwerpen · since 1980
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1989
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION · Ukkel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of International Mechanical Assistance · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Dendermonde · since 1991
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Kampenhout · since 1991
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Abbreviation of International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation · Visual arts creation · Oudergem · since 1991
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Real estate agency activities · Oudenburg · since 1994
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Diest · since 1995
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Abbreviation of INTERMUTUALISTISCH AGENTSCHAP · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2002
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Abbreviation of INTERIM MANAGEMENT & MANAGEMENT ADVIES · Business and other management consultancy · De Haan · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · since 2010
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Abbreviation of International Mix Arts · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
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Abbreviation of IMA - International Management Assistants Belgium · Elsene · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Impact Management Academy · Zwevegem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Inzichtmeditatie Antwerpen · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Maldegem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ISALINE MATERNE AVOCAT · Activities of lawyers · Huy · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Abbreviation of IMA Music & Events · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY · Cultural education · Yvoir · since 2009
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Abbreviation of INVEST MARKET AVENUE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of IMAGERIE MEDICALE ARNAL · Specialist medical practice · Waterloo · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Fleurus · since 1999
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Groothandel in motorfietsen, delen en toebehoren van motorfietsen · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Assenede · since 2025
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Gent · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Instituut voor Management Training · Turnhout · since 1974
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Computer programming · Turnhout · since 1975
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Chimay · since 1976
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Hamont-Achel · since 1980
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Name of an establishment · Oudenburg · since 1983
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Abbreviation of INSTITUT DE LA MEMOIRE AUDIOVISUELLE JUIVE · Activiteiten van bibliotheken · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1984
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Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 1988
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Abbreviation of IMMOBILIERE ADRIEN CHEVIGNE · Bastogne · since 1989
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 1995
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenaken · since 2001
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL METHIONINE ANALOGUE ASSOCIATION · Elsene · since 2013
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Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Abbreviation of I am a Queen · Liège · since 2021
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Activities of notaries · Florennes · since 2022
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Fitness centres · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Ukkel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIEEL MANAGEMENT AD INTERIM · Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of IMAO BELGIQUE · Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Herstal · since 2007
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Huy · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Rotselaar · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Izzy's Martial Arts Academy · Berlare · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Eeklo · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Instituut voor het Middellandse Zeegebied en de Arabische Wereld - L'Institut pour les Pays méditerranéens et le Monde Arabe · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Retail sale of household furniture · Maasmechelen · since 2001
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Ninove · since 1989
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Abbreviation of LAZER · Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2001