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.
“MEDENAM”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Namur · since 2008
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General medical practice · Namur · since 2024
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2000
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Dental practice · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Lebbeke · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2011
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Activities of notaries · Tervuren · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ramillies · since 1991
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Dental practice · Rotselaar · since 1999
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General medical practice · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mons · since 2026
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Mechelen · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Westerlo · since 2011
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Dental practice · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Charleroi · since 1987
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Denderleeuw · since 1990
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Westerlo · since 1998
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of MEDEA: MEDIA & LEARNING IVZW · Business and other management consultancy · Boutersem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Musée éphémère de l'Exil · Elsene · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waregem · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Deerlijk · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Leuven · since 2022
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General medical practice · Oudergem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Médecine générale, environnement et prévention · General medical practice · Villers-la-Ville · since 2011
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Brugge · since 2003
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Elsene · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Waremme · since 2024
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Support activities for crop production · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Frameries · since 2025
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General medical practice · As · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostrozebeke · since 2026