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.
“Malm”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Aartselaar · since 1964
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Abbreviation of Malmédy Athlétic Club · Malmedy · since 1976
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Lummen · since 1990
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Abbreviation of LES MARCHEURS DE L'AMITIE DE LANDENNE-SUR-MEUSE · Andenne · since 1996
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Ranst · since 2014
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Machining of metals · Gent · since 2015
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since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Make a Living · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Tienen · since 2026
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Malle · since 1970
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Retail sale of bicycles · Aalst · since 1993
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Specialist medical practice · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of FED. CHRETIENNE DES SYNDICATS DE LIEGE - VERVIERS - OSTBELGIEN SYNDIC SASPJ · Activiteiten van vakbonden · Liège · since 1945
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Duffel · since 1974
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Charleroi · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of PULLI LINE · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Gent · since 1984
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Lokeren · since 1989
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Genk · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Brussel · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Poperinge · since 2015
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Vocational training · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Zoersel · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2019
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Zemst · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of BITTERE BIERHOPPERS · Full-service restaurants · Tienen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Turnhout · since 2021
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of household furniture · Maldegem · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Lummen · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Lo-Reninge · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Herve · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2008
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Deerlijk · since 2009
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lede · since 2009
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Cafés and bars · Aalst · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herstal · since 2011
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Zelzate · since 2011
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Bonheiden · since 2007
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zoutleeuw · since 2008
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Bree · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Activities of head offices · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Activities of head offices · Diest · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Charleroi · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of CP RETAIL · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Braine-le-Château · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2016