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.
“MALIMBUS”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2001
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Londerzeel · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 2001
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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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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2003
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Malle · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Colfontaine · since 1995
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Mechelen · since 2023
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Veurne · since 2004
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Investigation and private security services · since 2025
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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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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024