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.
“METILUX”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Painting of buildings · Aubange · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Deinze · since 2012
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Liège · since 1972
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Bouillon · since 1984
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Machining of metals · since 1992
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Luxembourg · since 2016
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Lokeren · since 2021
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General medical practice · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2025
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Liège · since 1975
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ukkel · since 1980
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Nassogne · since 1988
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Brussel · since 1989
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Office administrative and support services · Maaseik · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · Schilde · since 1991
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Joinery installation · Aubange · since 2018
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Koekelberg · since 1989
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Metis Instruments & Equipment · Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Leuven · since 1998
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Paris · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Machining of metals · Lendelede · since 2019
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Other education · Izegem · since 2020
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Computer programming · Wuustwezel · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Waregem · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Roofing work · Oosterzele · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Vilvoorde · since 1968