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.
“METKA”
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.
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Melka Holland NV · Hoogezand · since 1971
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Koksijde · since 2021
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Magasin d'Ecriture théâtrale · Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Oudergem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of MATTHEEUWS ERIC TRANSPORT · Freight transport by road · Veurne · since 1990
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Abbreviation of ELEKTROTECHNIEKEN MANHAEVE · General electrical installation work · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2018
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Event catering · Rotselaar · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Hulshout · since 2021
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Abbreviation of MANA EVENT TEAM · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Dendermonde · since 2010
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Abbreviation of MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TRADE · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Boom · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2020