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.
“MARTEMEID”
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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Vermogensbeheer · Ninove · since 2023
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Liège · since 1998
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Computer programming · Halle · since 2019
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Oostende · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mechelen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Saint-Léger (Lux.) · since 2021
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Liège · since 1990
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Real estate agency activities · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1990
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 1991
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Other education · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Zaventem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Eeklo · since 2023
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Logistics services · Maldegem · since 2011
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Maasmechelen · since 1993
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Literary creation · since 2016
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Plastering work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Lijstjestijd · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Finishing of textiles · since 2020
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Oostende · since 1986