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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“MILYS”

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.

  • MILYS same name
    Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2018
  • Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2024
  • Milyn very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2023
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • MAXIMILYS similar
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2025
  • M.I.L. similar
    Abbreviation of Moderne Industriele Locaties · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aarschot · since 1992
  • MiL similar
    Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
  • MIL similar
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • MIL similar
    Abbreviation of Made In Local · Activities of professional membership organisations · Orp-Jauche · since 2023
  • MIL similar
    Abbreviation of Mol in Leuven · Dessel · since 2009
  • SAMILYS similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Ukkel · since 2012
  • MilyPat similar
    Visual arts creation · Tournai · since 2013
  • MILYNCK similar
    Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2021
  • Namilys similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2022
  • MILYCOM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • Mirelys similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tournai · since 2023
  • MiLy Eng similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Londerzeel · since 2025
  • MIVALYS similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2026
  • ILYS similar
    Full-service restaurants · Grimbergen · since 2007
  • MILYPAT similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Tournai · since 2018

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