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.
“MEDLINE”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2001
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Specialist medical practice · Bernissart · since 2026
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Abbreviation of MEDLINK – Medical Networking Association · Namur · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van overige farmaceutische producten · Liège · since 1994
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1984
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Herzele · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Lievegem · since 2025
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Brussel · since 2001
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Freight transport by road · Ieper · since 2002
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Joinery installation · Kapellen · since 2013
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2016
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wavre · since 2016
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Edegem · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of T.M. SERVICES · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 2019
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Sambreville · since 2004
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Advertising agencies · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2004
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Freight transport by road · Zaventem · since 2024
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Brussel · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Soumagne · since 2017
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · Geer · since 2022
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Elsene · since 1987
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of VM - DM · Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Dendermonde · since 2000
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Computer programming · since 2000
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General medical practice · Genk · since 2001
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Other information technology and computer services · Oudergem · since 2021
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Dental practice · since 2015
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Wetteren · since 2016
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General medical practice · Ukkel · since 2025
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Advertising agencies
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2017