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.
“MELEBA”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Oudenaarde · since 2008
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Mons · since 2013
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2015
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Visé · since 2006
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 1993
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General medical practice · Namur · since 2020
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Day nurseries and crèches · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
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General cleaning of buildings · Mechelen · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Asse · since 2025
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Other education · Brussel · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 1972
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH CARDS ANALYSIS ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2009
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Anderlecht · since 2005
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Abbreviation of MECHELMANS-BAERTS · Mixed farming · Herk-de-Stad · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamont-Achel · since 1989
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Other construction installation · Heusden-Zolder · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Les Bons Villers · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Zaventem · since 2024
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Other construction installation · Mechelen · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2011
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Other business support services · Arendonk · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2026