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.
“MENAMINE”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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General cleaning of buildings · Anderlecht · since 2020
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
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Dental practice · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · Nijlen · since 2018
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Other construction installation · Wavre · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Veurne · since 2012
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Maaseik · since 2013
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Stabroek · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of MINE Finance · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Wemmel · since 2022
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General medical practice · Berlaar · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Other construction installation · Schaarbeek · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2012
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026