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.
“Janneman”
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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Malle · since 1996
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Lievegem · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of KDV Babelut · Day nurseries and crèches · Zoersel · since 2021
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Brugge · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Evergem · since 2024
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Kinderopvang in je buurt · Day nurseries and crèches · Putte · since 2020
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Other business support services · Geraardsbergen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of X-FACTOR · Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Vermogensbeheer · Wevelgem · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of JAN'S BOOMGAARD · Activities of holding companies · Maarkedal · since 2008
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Abbreviation of JAN PLUS · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2005
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2007
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Plastering work · since 2008
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Brussel · since 1957
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Meise · since 1973
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2004
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 1999
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2016
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Floor and wall tiling · Zedelgem · since 2017
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2006
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Retie · since 2023