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.
“MEKOS”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Aalst · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of Les Délices de l'Empire · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Mémoire du Kasayi · Brussel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Gemengd Koor Melos · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2022
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Genk · since 2008
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Ninove · since 2009
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Oostende · since 2011
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Other business support services · Zaventem · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Hooglede · since 2025
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Ternat · since 1989
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Coating of metals · Oostende · since 1993
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Development of residential building projects · Harelbeke · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Enghien · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · since 2021
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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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
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Other business support services · Bütgenbach · since 2016