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“MERLIN”

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Same or very similar names

42 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • MERLIN same name
    Retail sale of household furniture · Geraardsbergen · since 1989
  • MERLIN same name
    Other building finishing work · Elsene · since 1991
  • MERLIN same name
    Full-service restaurants · Chaudfontaine · since 2002
  • MERLIN same name
    Other postal and courier activities · Grobbendonk · since 2021
  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2022
  • MERLIN same name
    Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Nieuwpoort · since 2003
  • Sole trader same name
    Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2026
  • Merlin same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1986
  • Sole trader very similar
    Visual arts creation · since 2026
  • MERLINA very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lokeren · since 2016
  • Merlink very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ranst · since 2011
  • Merli Inc very similar
    Contrecoeur · since 2005
  • Merlina C. very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
  • Merlinco very similar
    Activities of notaries · Oudergem · since 2024
  • Merlinus very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2024
  • Merlin.ai very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
  • Merlijn very similar
    Kapellen · since 1981
  • Merlijn very similar
    Roeselare · since 1983
  • MAERLIN very similar
    Schaarbeek · since 2003
  • MERLION very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Holsbeek · since 2015
  • MERLIJN very similar
    Sawmilling and planing of wood · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    Pet training · since 2025
  • MERLIEN very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Asse · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2022
  • Merlijn very similar
    Name of an establishment of WENCA · Full-service restaurants · Zonnebeke · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2012
  • Merlein very similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Lievegem · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1988
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2017
  • MERLIN MEDIA very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other information service activities · since 2021
  • ERLIN very similar
    Joinery installation · Genk · since 1996
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2017
  • Melin very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 1977
  • Sole trader very similar
    Operation of sports facilities · since 2017
  • Merlin Holdco very similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1990
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MERLILO similar
    Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Pelt · since 1989
  • MERLINSHOF similar
    Name of an establishment of STOETERIJ MERLINSHOF · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · De Panne · since 1998
  • MeRL similar
    La Hulpe · since 2023
  • Merlier similar
    Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Other education · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Psychology services · since 2018
  • MERLY similar
    Erpe-Mere · since 1948
  • MERLO similar
    Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1980
  • MERLO similar
    Name of an establishment of KWASI · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2008
  • MERLO similar
    Abbreviation of OK SPORTS · Ukkel · since 2011
  • Merle similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
  • MERLO similar
    Name of an establishment of MERLO SRL · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Rochefort · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1974
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2021
  • Merlinite similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other specialised construction activities · Oud-Turnhout · since 2017

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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