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.
“MELBES”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Merksplas · since 2012
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Other building finishing work · Temse · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Hasselt · since 2026
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Glaszetten · Gent · since 2026
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Raising of other animals · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamont-Achel · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Lille · since 2020
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Kasterlee · since 2005
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Event catering · since 2016
Names that resemble it 10 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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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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2008
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Mons · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Berlare · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Wemmel · since 2024