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.
“MIJOU”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of games and toys · Eghezée · since 1974
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2021
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Charleroi · since 1979
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1987
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Retail sale of footwear · since 1992
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 2022
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Employment placement agencies · Lint · since 2023
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2023
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Vorst · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2012
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Plastering work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Hoogstraten · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Baarle-Hertog · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 1994
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Vermogensbeheer · Zwevegem · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Dilbeek · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Elite Groep · Advertising agencies · Aalter · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024