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.
“MAYEM”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of building architects · Wavre · since 2007
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General medical practice · Namur · since 2024
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Other business support services · Beerse · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Portevinho · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Tremelo · since 2019
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Elsene · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MADE A WAY · Vorst · since 2022
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Zaventem · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Charleroi · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 1989
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of JKB IMPULS · Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Heusden-Zolder · since 1984
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Genk · since 2014