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.
“MEK”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Multi Event Kust · Oostende · since 1989
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Abbreviation of JN Works · Support activities for animal production · Bornem · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Freight transport by road · Vilvoorde · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herent · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Lummen · since 2004
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Coating of metals · Oostende · since 1993
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of ZAKENKANTOOR DERIEUW · Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Aalst · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Harelbeke · since 2012
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1995
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Other construction installation · Heusden-Zolder · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · Wemmel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Mémoire du Kasayi · Brussel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2008
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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Other business support services · Zaventem · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Abbreviation of MISSION EVANGELIQUE · Charleroi · since 1948
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Abbreviation of MAMPAEY ENGINEERING · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Tremelo · since 1990
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Abbreviation of LA MAISON DE L'ESCRIME · Activities of other sports clubs · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2002
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Mashariki East vzw · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Magic Entertainment · Arendonk · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Music Entertainment · Brussel · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of HOMEDRESSERS · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Aarschot · since 2015
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Abbreviation of MICRO ENTREPRISES · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Martial Events · Le Roeulx · since 2018
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Zoersel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Beerse · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hasselt · since 2023
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Operation of sports facilities · Oostkamp · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Mengal Ensemble · Gent · since 2010
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Abbreviation of MONT EOLE · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Perwez · since 2023
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Abbreviation of MAESEN E. · Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Zonnebeke · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ME Art Studio & Créations · Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2003