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.
“MUSIB”
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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Heusden-Zolder · since 2000
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Aalst · since 2019
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Dendermonde · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Musée des sciences et des arts musulmans · Jette · since 2015
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Socio-cultural adult education · Pelt · since 1978
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Other business support services · Brussel · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Eeklo · since 2013
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Advertising agencies · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Harmonie Musina · Mechelen · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2020
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Abbreviation of MUSICA GOGO HÉ ! · Limbourg · since 2009
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Oupeye · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalst · since 2007
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Computer programming · Aalter · since 2024
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Activities of interior architects · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · Boom · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · since 2023
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Kortrijk · since 2011
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 1988
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Namur · since 1995
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Brussel · since 1995
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Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1999
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Oupeye · since 2013
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Harelbeke · since 2014
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2017
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Liège · since 2005
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Advertising agencies · since 2019
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Brasschaat · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Vilvoorde · since 2024
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2009
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Computer programming · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2015