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.
“M MASSON”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Chastre · since 2009
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Wholesale of live animals · Büllingen · since 1985
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Trade name of Bureau d'Affaires Masson · Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend niet-leven · Hannut · since 1989
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Forging of metal · since 1977
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2007
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2023
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other tax advisory services · Zandhoven · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2017
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Event catering · since 2024
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de aardolie- en aardgaswinning · since 1999
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2024
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Oudergem · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Kapellen · since 2025
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2018