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.
“MERMAU”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Ronse · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Péruwelz · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Wielsbeke · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Houthulst · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · Kortrijk · since 2025
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 2017
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 1997
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Other business support services · Retie · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of PAKIO · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Maldegem · since 1999
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Ganshoren · since 1962