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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.E.R”

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  • 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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • M.E.R. same name
    Abbreviation of Menten Electro Retie · General electrical installation work · Retie · since 1978
  • MER same name
    Windhof 8399 · since 2001
  • MER same name
    Vermogensbeheer · Verviers · since 2016
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
  • M E R same name
    Abbreviation of MISSION EVANGELIQUE LA RECONCILIATION · Grimbergen · since 2026
  • M.E.R same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Soumagne · since 2026
  • Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
  • MERMER very similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Schaarbeek · since 2024
  • Mer & Co very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2014
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MERGER similar
    Joinery installation · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1987
  • MERE similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Riemst · since 1980
  • MERA similar
    Charleroi · since 1988
  • MERU similar
    Name of an establishment of ROYERS · Buying and selling of own real estate · Jette · since 1993
  • MERS similar
    Abbreviation of MEDIA EXPERT RESEARCH SYSTEM · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Antwerpen · since 1998
  • MERG similar
    Sofia Oborichte · since 1999
  • MERT similar
    Gent · since 2001
  • M.M.E.R. similar
    Abbreviation of Village du Saule - MMER · Manufacture of other wood products · Braives · since 2001
  • MERI similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Evere · since 2002
  • MERO similar
    Vervaardiging van gehomogeniseerde voedingspreparaten en dieetvoeding · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2013
  • Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · since 1996
  • Joinery installation · since 1996
  • Overige bemiddeling in en beheer van onroerend goed voor een vast bedrag of op contractbasis, n.e.g. · since 2026
  • MERK similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 2017
  • MERA similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
  • Web portal activities · since 2019
  • Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2020
  • Mery similar
    Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2021
  • M.E.R.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Mission Evangelique Rom de Belgique · Brussel · since 2022
  • MEER similar
    Lommel · since 2023
  • MeRL similar
    La Hulpe · since 2023
  • MERI similar
    Name of an establishment of ROZA · Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Gent · since 2005
  • MEER similar
    Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2006
  • M.E.R.E similar
    Abbreviation of MISSION ECCLESIASTIQUE DE RESTAURATION/EXODE · since 2008
  • MeRo similar
    Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 2024
  • Merlier similar
    Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2024
  • MERO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • MERX similar
    Other financial services · Olen · since 2025
  • MERLY similar
    Erpe-Mere · since 1948
  • MEREG similar
    Wholesale of other household goods · Zutendaal · since 1972
  • MERVI similar
    Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 1984
  • MERHO similar
    Advertising agencies · Brasschaat · since 1985
  • MERIC similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1987
  • Merco similar
    Computer programming · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1998
  • MERVE similar
    Trade name of BICER · Gent · since 1998
  • MERCY similar
    Waterloo · since 2000
  • MERIS similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brussel · since 2003
  • MERCY similar
    Support activities for crop production · Sint-Laureins · since 2013
  • Meram similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • Merck similar
    Abbreviation of Weekendclub Merck · Kortemark · since 2019
  • MERUS similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
  • MERAT similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Genk · since 2020
  • Meran similar
    Laarne · since 2022
  • MERON similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2022
  • MERSA similar
    Algemene bouw van kantoorgebouwen · Hasselt · since 2022
  • Mergé similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Schilde · since 2022
  • Merci similar
    Abbreviation of Merci à la vie · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
  • Mersy similar
    Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Ingelmunster · since 2023
  • Mero similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Philippeville · since 1964
  • Mera similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Namur · since 1987
  • MERT similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · since 2013

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