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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.

“M+M Direct”

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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • M+M Direct same name
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Zutendaal · since 2017
  • CM Direct very similar
    Name of an establishment of Christelijke Mutualiteit Vlaanderen · Ziekenfondsen en zorgkassen · Schaarbeek · since 2004
  • DIRECT very similar
    Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Heusden-Zolder · since 1990
  • DIRECT very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hoogstraten · since 2012
  • BM DIRECT very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of BM DIRECT TITRES SERVICES · Employment placement agencies · Andenne · since 2009
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 1996
  • MDS DIRECT similar
    Other retail sale of new goods · Rumst · since 1997
  • DI-RECT similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 2006
  • EcomDirect similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 1998
  • B- DIRECT similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2005
  • E-DIRECT similar
    Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Duffel · since 2024

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