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-Engin”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Tienen · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · Nijlen · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Mengie Pasta - Caffé · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Jodoigne · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Westerlo · since 2019
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Development of non-residential building projects · Balen · since 2023
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Computer programming · Liège · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2012
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Zelzate · since 2017
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2018
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Willebroek · since 1993
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ronse · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Pajottegem · since 2010
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Wellen · since 2025
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2016
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Baggerwerken · Walhain · since 2010
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Computer programming · Nandrin · since 2002
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since 2019
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2005
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Nieuwpoort · since 1968
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Advertising agencies · Genk · since 2007