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.
“MELBA”
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.
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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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Mons · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Lille · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Berlare · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Oudenaarde · since 2008
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Other building finishing work · Temse · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rixensart · since 1998
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Leprazending-België · Anderlecht · since 1972
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Brussel · since 1989
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Vermogensbeheer · Sprimont · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Merksplas · since 2012
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Wemmel · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Hasselt · since 2026
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Glaszetten · Gent · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Maison des Etudiants liégeois · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Liège · since 1998
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Paris · since 2016
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Abbreviation of MY EASY LIFE · Other business support services · Esneux · since 2019
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MAASLAND ECO? LOGISCH! · Kinrooi · since 2009
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Lebbeke · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Laarne · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Heuvelland · since 2026
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Raising of other animals · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kapellen · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Seneffe · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of BART HERTOGS · Vervaardiging van houten deuren en vensters · Brecht · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Evere · since 2022
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Abbreviation of MISSION EVANGELIQUE CONTRE LA LEPRE - BELGIQUE FRANCO - ET GERMANOPHONE · Charleroi · since 2002
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2004