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.
“MALOUBOU”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Brecht · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · Gent · since 2025
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Production of cinema films · Thuin · since 2018
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Day nurseries and crèches · Sint-Truiden · since 2022
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Retail sale of bicycles · Ittre · since 2004
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Vermogensbeheer · Lichtervelde · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · Lommel · since 2025
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Brussel · since 1999
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brugge · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Ferrières · since 2018
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Brugge · since 2023
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Mons · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 1990
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Vocational training · since 2018
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2019
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Other business support services · Zoersel · since 2019
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Herve · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lede · since 2009
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zoutleeuw · since 2008
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Bree · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2026