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.
“JMBB”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Messancy · since 2013
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wavre · since 1985
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1974
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1985
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Etterbeek · since 1988
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Abbreviation of JOHAN MICHIELSEN BEDRIJFSGEBOUWEN · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Hoogstraten · since 2001
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Other sports activities · Beringen · since 2014
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Kalmthout · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Mont-de-l'Enclus · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of JMB-Partners · Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Aubange · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Keerbergen · since 2018
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · Rijkevorsel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Van Barno Group · Groothandel in motorfietsen, delen en toebehoren van motorfietsen · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2011
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Retail sale of household furniture · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2012
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Ravels · since 2025