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.
“MEBO”
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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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Tielt · since 1987
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Lokeren · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Niklaas · since 1995
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Genk · since 1982
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Mechelen · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Musée d'Ecologie de Bruxelles · Ukkel · since 1995
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Overijse · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Maison de la Miséricorde Bethesda · Dison · since 1999
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Abbreviation of MANAGEMENTS EN EVENEMENTEN BUREAU · Business and other management consultancy · Mol · since 2002
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Activities of building architects · Zottegem · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2011
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Abbreviation of La Maison de l’Europe de Bruxelles · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Herstal · since 1951
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 1972
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Hasselt · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Mortels Elektro Buggy Team · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · since 2020
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Herenthout · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH CARDS ANALYSIS ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2009
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Anderlecht · since 2005
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Abbreviation of MECHELMANS-BAERTS · Mixed farming · Herk-de-Stad · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Arendonk · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Waregem · since 2020
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Ninove · since 1992
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Activities of lawyers · Beringen · since 2015
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Evergem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of MECANOGRAPHICAL EQUIPMENT BELGIUM · Leuven · since 1976