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.
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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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of La Maison d'Enfants Solidaris · Day nurseries and crèches · Namur · since 1980
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Abbreviation of MARKETING ENGINEERING SOFTWARE · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Celles (lez-Tournai) · since 1982
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Other information technology and computer services · Stabroek · since 1985
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Schoten · since 1985
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Abbreviation of MAES ELECTRIC SERVICES · General electrical installation work · Gent · since 1994
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Photography, excluding press photography · Hasselt · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Menen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of MontageElectroSanitair · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Beringen · since 2016
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Middle East Shipping · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kelmis · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Mouvement pour l'Extrascolaire et les Stages · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2021
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS · Activities of holding companies · Essen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of MIKE EVENT SERVICES · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2007
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Abbreviation of MANUTENTION ESPACE ET STOCKAGE · Other retail sale of new goods · Mons · since 2008
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Freight transport by road · Vorst · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Mise*En*Scene · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of MODULAR ENERGY SYSTEMS EUROPE · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Zulte · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Managing Event Support · Full-service restaurants · Deerlijk · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Muzik'en Signes · Liège · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 2002
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Algemene schrijn-, timmer- en dakwerken Mees · Joinery installation · Lokeren · since 1987
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Other business support services · Kontich · since 1988
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Lochristi · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1994
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Kortrijk · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of La Mission Evangelique Le Salut des Ames · Brugge · since 2015
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Willebroek · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 2019
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Socio-cultural adult education · Gent · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Damme · since 2021
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Media representation · Schilde · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Halle · since 2023
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Schoten · since 2009
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Abbreviation of MUTUELLE D'ENTRAIDE ET DE SOLIDARITÉ - MALEBO · Ukkel · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Etterbeek · since 2005
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Site preparation · Kasterlee · since 2006
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Logging · Manhay · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hoegaarden · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Activiteiten op het gebied van ergotherapie · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van beschuit, biscuit en houdbaar banketbakkerswerk · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anzegem · since 2026
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Maasmechelen · since 2026
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Other financial services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · Juprelle · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Etterbeek · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION · Beheer van kerkhoven en activiteiten van crematoria · MAIDENHEAD · since 1955
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025