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.
“MINGUS”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Poperinge · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Berlare · since 2000
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Waterloo · since 2016
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Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Brugge · since 2017
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2021
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2015
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2005