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.
“MIDOC”
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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Nursing and midwifery · Liège · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Schoten · since 2010
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Kortrijk · since 1990
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Gent · since 1994
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Etterbeek · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Poperinge · since 2022
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Trade name of POLITIEZONE : DENTERGEM - INGELMUNSTER - MEULEBEKE - OOSTROZEBEKE - WIELSBEKE · Lokale Politie · Oostrozebeke · since 2000
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Basilic & Co · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2018
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Kalmthout · since 2012
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Pet boarding · since 2020
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Lommel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of MIDORI ASBL · La Louvière · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2024
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Abbreviation of P&M INVEST · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of MICHAEL IS DEAD · Productie van televisieprogramma's · Gent · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Maldegem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of MARKETING INTELLIGENCE & DIFFUSION · Activities of holding companies · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2011
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Abbreviation of M-I DENEF · Activities of bailiffs · Namur · since 2025
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Other software publishing · Eghezée · since 1968
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Waterloo · since 1953
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lievegem · since 2016
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Middelkerke · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Elsene · since 2024
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General medical practice · Tubize · since 2026
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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Dison · since 2026
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Abbreviation of International Dressage Officials Club · Brecht · since 1990
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Anderlecht · since 2025
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Schoten · since 2024
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Ukkel · since 1977