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.
“MICROB”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Micro-B Belgium · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Peer · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Kraainem · since 2004
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Zoersel · since 2003
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Mechelen · since 1989
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Vocational training · Liège · since 1986
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Berlaar · since 1993
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Middelkerke · since 2008
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2010
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Research and development on biotechnology · Westlake · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · Izegem · since 1980
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Mouscron · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 1991
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of Unilight · Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Gent · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Trooz · since 2024
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1984
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since 1990
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Advertising agencies · Etterbeek · since 1990
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Development of residential building projects · since 2014
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2019
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Computer programming · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2022
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Teelt van specerijgewassen en van aromatische en medicinale gewassen · since 2022
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Psychology services · Dilbeek · since 2024
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2025
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Anthisnes · since 2026
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Limbourg · since 1985
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1986
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Brussel · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of MICROCITY · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of SDB CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 1998
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Elsene · since 2002
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Verwerking en conservering van groenten, exclusief productie van diepgevroren groenten · since 1991
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 1982
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2018
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Brussel · since 2019
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Oudergem · since 2003
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Charleroi · since 2005
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Ternat · since 2006
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2007
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Other information technology and computer services · Liège · since 2007
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Computer programming · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2026
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2025
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Zedelgem · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · Evere · since 1979
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Verviers · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of MICROMAN EUROPE · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2000