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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“MENIK”

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

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • MENIK same name
    Physiotherapy · Wemmel · since 2021
  • MENIKO very similar
    Cafés and bars · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
  • MENIB very similar
    General electrical installation work · Tienen · since 2011
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Joinery installation · since 2025
  • MENI similar
    Freight transport by road · Jette · since 2010
  • MENINA similar
    Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Comines-Warneton · since 1968
  • Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 2023
  • MENIRO similar
    BRATISLAVA · since 2024
  • Men similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1975
  • Men similar
    Brasschaat · since 1974
  • M EN V similar
    Name of an establishment of M & V · Buying and selling of own real estate · Poperinge · since 1992
  • MEN similar
    Abbreviation of MARITIEM ERFGOED NIEUWPOORT · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nieuwpoort · since 2016
  • MEN similar
    Abbreviation of MUTA ENTERPRISE NETWORK · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Schaarbeek · since 2024
  • M.E.N. similar
    Abbreviation of Marfan Europe Network · Namur · since 2024
  • MEKANIK similar
    Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Antwerpen · since 2014
  • Mecanik similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · Peer · since 2024
  • M.E.N. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Tournai · since 1992

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