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.
“MERLEN GROUP”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Waasmunster · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Insulation installation · Waasmunster · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Evere · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2024
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Asse · since 2006
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Alveringem · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Aiseau-Presles · since 2025
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Schoten · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2025
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Employment placement agencies · Brussel · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Computer programming · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Mortsel · since 2016
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2021
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 2012
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Wavre · since 2025
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Other construction installation · Middelkerke · since 1992
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Mortsel · since 1992
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2015
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Other tax advisory services · Halle · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Tienen · since 2023
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Stekene · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Koekelberg · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Combined facilities support activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Halen · since 2021
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Manufacture of other wood products · Waremme · since 2021
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Other information technology and computer services · Lasne · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Zele · since 2023
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Insurance agents and brokers · Mons · since 2010
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Kampenhout · since 2024
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Lokeren · since 2025
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Overijse · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Pajottegem · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 2021
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Other postal and courier activities · Gent · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2021