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.
“MKD Studio”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cultural education · Brussel · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Other photographic activities · since 2022
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
Names that resemble it 55 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of BELGIAN TATTOO · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Trooz · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of DK EXPERT · Other construction installation · Ternat · since 2017
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Cultural education · since 2020
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2003
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Anzegem · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Zonnebeke · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · Tournai · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities
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Computer programming · Ukkel · since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Other education · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2019
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2022
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Trade name of Digital Design Studio · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2012
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · Elsene · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · La Hulpe · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Verwerking en afwerking van hout · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · since 2014
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Name of an establishment · Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Graphic design and visual communication · Edegem · since 2017
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Gent · since 2020
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Activities of interior architects · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Brussel · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · Willebroek · since 2024
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Waterloo · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · since 2025
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Geer · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Jette · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Hoogstraten · since 1976
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Brugge · since 2006