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.
“MADE@HOME”
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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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tienen · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Charleroi · since 2023
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Gent · since 1981
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Photography, excluding press photography · Halle · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Insulation installation · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Maintenance Automation Development Europe · General electrical installation work · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Mutuelle des Alternatives d'Auto-Développement · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
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Other education · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Kuurne · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2018
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Genk · since 2020
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Waregem · since 1989
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Other specialised construction activities · Ukkel · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of household furniture · Profondeville · since 2005
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Activities of lawyers · Zemst · since 2016
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2021
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Other business support services · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2024