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.
“Manesse, Marc”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Tourist information services · since 2015
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since 1980
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since 1982
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Activities of building architects · since 1983
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since 1986
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Izegem · since 1983
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Knokke-Heist · since 1985
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Abbreviation of MANAGEMENT and ACTUARIAL RESEARCH COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 1992
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Groothandel in tabaksproducten · Mons · since 1999
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2021
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Waterloo · since 2018
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Market research and public opinion polling · Bertem · since 2023
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Dental practice · since 2005
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Other business support services · Awans · since 2009
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2008
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1995
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 1989
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since 1991
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General electrical installation work · since 2004
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Mobile food service activities · since 2007
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Abbreviation of MATHEMATICS RESEARCH CENTER · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Baggerwerken · Beauvechain · since 2014
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Physiotherapy · Walcourt · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2025