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.
“MALIBU”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Waterloo · since 1985
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Brussel · since 2011
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1974
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1981
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Full-service restaurants · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Brakat · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Blankenberge · since 2026
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Lanaken · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of LIGRIDO · Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Londerzeel · since 2008
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Anderlecht · since 2006
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Brussel · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of BOGE HERBERT-SCHNEIDER BIRGIT · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Ichtegem · since 1998
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1998
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Cafés and bars · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · since 1991
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Proefboren en boren · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2014
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1934
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Name of an establishment of PULLI LINE · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Gent · since 1984
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Genk · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Brussel · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Poperinge · since 2015
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Zemst · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 2021
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Retail sale of household furniture · Maldegem · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Aalst · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Raising of other animals · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · Brussel · since 2008
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Event catering · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Beringen · since 2025
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1989
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Schilde · since 2016
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kalmthout · since 2021
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Londerzeel · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Herzele · since 2022
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Dental practice · Hasselt · since 2023
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Middelkerke · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Zele · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of MALIN Agency · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · De Haan · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Zaventem · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of ZAROUAL · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2025
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Halle · since 2026
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Knokke-Heist · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Activities of lawyers · Mechelen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Waasmunster · since 2018
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · since 1995
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Damme · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2017